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State of the Rule of Law in the EU: EU’s limited options against democratic erosion in Hungary and Poland

October 23, 2020

At the end of September, the European Commission published an EU-wide law report on the rule of law situation in the European Union. It is a very first report of this kind adopted at EU level. The report includes 27 country chapters presenting the Member state-specific assessments and identifying the rule of law trends in… » read more

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Is the COVID-19 pandemic the Hungarian democracy’s coup de grace

April 23, 2020

Hungary, as every other EU Member State, has declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the similarities stop here; the Hungarian government’s emergency measures revolve around a new act, which would allow Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to rule by a decree, without any sunset clause and without any parliament oversight, essentially… » read more

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COVID-19, human rights, Uncategorized

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New MFF – Three Comments on the Rule of Law Provision

June 25, 2018

On the 2nd May 2018, the European Commission introduced its first draft of the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework as well as a special provision[1] outside the MFF regulation. Its intention is to assure that beneficiary countries respect “a sound financial management and the Rule of Law” – if a member state breaches these principles, it… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Politique, Uncategorized

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EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent think-tank focusing on European integration.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent think-tank focusing on European integration. EUROPEUM contributes to democracy, security, stability, freedom, and solidarity across Europe as well as to active engagement of the Czech Republic in the EU and undertakes research, publishing, and educational activities and formulates new ideas and opinions to the EU and Czech policy.


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