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Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments January – April 2023 
27 June 2023 (updated 3 years, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
This news item continues the overview of rule-of-law development in Poland (as far as they relate to Europen law) from 1 January to 30 April 2023. They follow-up the last update in → eucrim 4/2022, 222-223. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Parliament’s Assessment of Commission's 2022 Rule of Law Report 
15 June 2023 (updated 3 years, 2 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
The EP assessed the Commission's latest rule of law report and pointed to worrying trends that deteriorate EU values in some EU countries. Read more
EU Rule of Law European Parliament
ECA Will Probe Effectiveness of Rule-of-Law Conditionality Mechanism 
20 February 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Court of Auditors has started working on an audit to assess the Commission’s actions in protecting the EU’s financial interests and the sound financial management of the EU budget against rule of law breaches. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments November-December 2022 
26 January 2023 (updated 3 years, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
This news item continues the overview of recent rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they relate to European law) since the last update in eucrim 3/2022, 168-169. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Spotlight Council Adopted Historic Decision on Budget Protection vis-à-vis Hungary – Conditions also for RRF Payments 
28 December 2022 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
On 16 December 2022, the Council decided to withhold €6.5 billion of EU funds for Hungary. It is the first Council decision applying the new conditionality mechanism which allows the EU to protects its budget if certain breaches of the rule of law by an EU Member State adversely affect the sound financial management of the EU budget. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Commission Appreciates Romania’s Anti-Corruption Efforts and Closes CVM 
13 December 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
On 22 November 2022, the Commission announced that it intends to no longer monitor Romania’s progress in judicial reforms and the fight against corruption under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). Monitoring will continue under the annual rule of law cycle. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law Corruption
New 2022 Rule of Law Index 
23 November 2022 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2022
According to an analysis by the World Justice Project, 4.4 billion people live in a country where rule of law is declining. The adherence to the rule of law fell in 61% of countries, the 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index says. Read more
Fundamental Rights Rule of Law Human Rights Issues
Council Debates Impact of Judicial Training on Rule of Law 
14 November 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At their meeting on 13 October 2022, the Minister of Justice of the EU Member States discussed a note from the Czech Council Presidency that deals with judicial training and its impact on access to justice in the context of the rule of law. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Hungary: Rule-of-Law Developments July-October 2022 
10 November 2022 (updated 3 years, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2022
This news item continues the overview of previous eucrim issues of recent rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as they relate to European law (previous overview → eucrim 2/2022, 83-84). The overview covers the period from the second half of July until the end of October 2022. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments August-October 2022 
10 November 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
This news item continues the overview of recent rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they relate to European law) since the last update in eucrim 2-2022, 82-83. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Proposal for a European Media Freedom Act 
14 October 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 16 September 2022, the Commission adopted a European Media Freedom Act. It aims at setting EU-wide rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. Read more
EU Rule of Law Legislation
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 
10 October 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 15 September 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021. In this text the MEPs assessed the state of fundamental values in the EU in 2020 – 2021 and identified areas of concern and proposed ways to protect freedom, equality and the rule of law more effectively. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law European Parliament
Commission Proposes Budgetary Protection Measures against Hungary - EP Remains Sceptical 
4 October 2022 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2022
On 18 September 2022, the Commission proposed measures against Hungary under the conditionality mechanism. The Council has now one month to adopt the proposed measures, which include the suspension of 65% of commitments for three operational programmes under cohesion policy. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission’s 2022 Rule of Law Report 
14 August 2022 (updated 3 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2022
On 13 July 2022, the Commission presented its third EU-wide Report on the Rule of Law. the Commission recognized that Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and its people constituted a direct challenge to EU values and the rule-based world order. It includes an overview of the trends in the EU as a whole and 27 country chapters looking at developments in every Member State since July 2021. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Commission Triggers Conditionality Mechanism against Hungary 
10 August 2022 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2022
On 27 April 2022, the European Commission officially triggered the so-called conditionality mechanism against Hungary. Based on Regulation 2020/2092, the mechanism allows the EU to cut off an EU Member State from receiving EU money if it breaches principles of the rule of law. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
Hungary: Rule-of-Law Developments April-July 2022 
1 August 2022 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2022
This news item continues the overview in previous eucrim issues of the recent rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as they relate to European law. Read more
EU Rule of Law