Memorandum Concerning the Necessity to Apply Treaty Measures in the Matter of the Italy Emergency

In the context of the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee visit to Italy and ongoing assessment of Italy matters by the European Commission, four organisations today provided the attached memoranda to European Parliamentarians and the team of Commissioner Barrot respectively.

This document set out the relevance, for the ongoing crisis in Italy, of European Union Treaty Article 7. Article 7 is the instrument included in the European Union Treaty, following the Treaty of Nice amendments of 2003, to respond to a risk of a serious breach of the Union’s values.

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Memorandum Concerning the Necessity to Apply Treaty Measures in the Matter of the Italy Emergency