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Commission’s 2026 Rule of Law Report 
14 September 2026
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2026
In its seventh Rule of Law Report, the Commission acknowledges a broadly positive trajectory, while the picture is uneven across Member States and policy areas and some challenges persist. A notable feature of this year’s report is the stronger connection between rule-of-law monitoring and EU budgetary governance. Read more
EU Rule of Law Commission Corruption Protection of Financial Interests
Hungary: Rule-of-Law Developments January-August 2026 
13 August 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
This news item provides an update on relevant rule-of-law developments in Hungary that have implications for Union law, particularly with regard to the protection of the EU's financial interests. The reporting period is from 1 January to mid-August 2026. The period is characterised by the landslide victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party in the 12 April 2026 parliamentary elections. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Committee of Ministers Give Green Light to CoE Action on Information Manipulation and Foreign Interference 
7 August 2026
Joscha Kanstinger Joscha Kanstinger in Issue 1/2026
At their 135th session in Chişinău, Moldova, on 14–15 May 2026, the Committee of Ministers instructed the Secretary General to submit proposals for negotiations on a legal instrument addressing foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), including the possible establishment of a framework convention. Read more
Council of Europe Rule of Law Human Rights Issues
Spotlight AG: Associations Can Bring Annulment Actions against RRF Approval 
1 July 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
In her Opinion of 16 April 2026 in Case C-555/24 P (Medel and Others v Council), Advocate General (AG) Tamara Ćapeta proposed that associations representing judges have standing to bring actions for annulment against the Council’s decision approving justice system milestones concerning Poland under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Read more
EU Rule of Law Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Protection of Financial Interests Procedural Safeguards
Spotlight AG: The Commission Was Not Allowed to Release Funds for Hungary 
14 May 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
n her Opinion, published on 12 February 2026 in Case C-225/24 (Parliament v Commission), Advocate General (AG) Tamara Ćapeta proposes that the Commission’s decision to release EU funds withheld from Hungary be annulled. Read more
EU Rule of Law European Parliament Commission Protection of Financial Interests
Course on AI, Justice, and the Rule of Law 
1 April 2026
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2026
UNESCO has launched a free online course on artificial intelligence and its use in judicial systems. The programme, entitled AI, Justice, and the Rule of Law, was developed together with the Saïd Business School, the Blavatnik School of Government, and the Faculty of Law … Read more
EU Rule of Law Artificial Intelligence (AI) Procedural Safeguards
Slovak Whistle-Blower Legislation Sparks Concerns at EPPO 
26 February 2026 (updated 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2025
On 16 December 2025, the European Chief Prosecutor addressed a letter to the European Commission expressing concerns over amendments to the Slovak law on whistle-blower protection. The amendments had just been proposed by the government of the Slovak Republic and were scheduled to be adopted … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
ECJ Reprimands Polish Constitutional Court and Denies its Independence 
10 February 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
In its judgment of 18 December 2025 in infringement proceedings C-448/23 brought by the European Commission against Poland, the ECJ's Grand Chamber postulate that national constitutional courts cannot override the primacy of EU law either by invoking their respective constitutional identity or by means of ultra vires review. Read more
EU Rule of Law Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Spotlight EP Calls for Improvements to Conditionality Regulation 
9 February 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
On 18 December 2025, the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime. After the Conditionality Regulation came into force five years ago, the EP takes stock and draws attention to deficiencies in its implementation. A series of recommendations for improvement are made. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
WJP 2025 Index Shows Sharp Acceleration of Global Rule-of-Law Decline 
31 December 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2025
On 28 October 2025, the World Justice Project released its latest Rule of Law Index 2025, warning that the global erosion of rule-of-law standards had deepened significantly over the past year. Also EU countries traditionally perceived as stable recorded worrisome declines, according to the Index. Read more
EU Rule of Law
AG: Spanish Law on Catalan Amnesty Does Not Violate EU Terrorism Law 
30 December 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
According to Advocate General (AG) Dean Spielmann, the Spanish law "on amnesty for institutional, political and social normalisation in Catalonia" ("the LOA"), passed in June 2024, which includes an exemption from criminal liability for terrorist offences in the context of the Catalan independence movement is neither in breach of the EU's Directive on combating terrorism nor certain general principles of EU law. Read more
EU Rule of Law Terrorism
AG: Spanish Law on Catalan Amnesty Does Not Violate EU's Financial Interests 
30 December 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
According to Advocate General (AG) Dean Spielmann, the Spanish amnesty law, which exempts politicians and officials from liability in connection with the unlawful independence referendum in Catalonia on 1 October 2017, and acts carried out in connection with the Catalan independence process, does not conflict with Union law on the protection of the EU's financial interests. However, certain provisions may be incompatible with the right to effective judicial protection. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
GRECO Urges Poland to Make Progress in Anti-Corruption Reform 
29 December 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
Following a meeting with senior officials of the Polish government and parliament on 28 November 2025, a GRECO delegation urged the Polish authorities to implement the open recommendations made during the fourth and fifth evaluation rounds as they are essential for ensuring full alignment with … Read more
Council of Europe Rule of Law Corruption
Hungary: Rule-of-Law Developments in 2025 
23 December 2025 (updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
This news item continues eucrim’s overview of worrying rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as implications on Union Law, in particular the protection for the EU’s financial interests, are concerned. It reports on the developments in 2025 and follows up on the overview in eucrim 4/2024, 262-264. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Slovakia under the EU's Rule-of-Law Eye 
17 December 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
This news item summarises recent actions by the Commission and the European Parliament against the backsliding democracy and threat to the rule of law in Slovakia. Measures by the Slovakian government are also concerning as regards the adequate protection of the EU's financial interests. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
GRECO: Ad hoc Report on Slovakia 
21 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
At the end of August 2025, GRECO published an ad hoc report on recent changes to criminal law and institutional reforms in the Slovak Republic launched in 2024. The report - based on Rule 34 of GRECO's Rules of Procedure (→eucrim 1/2020, 32)- … Read more
Council of Europe Rule of Law Corruption