The EU’s Honey-Tongued Power Grab Over the “Rule of Law”
Don’t be fooled: the EU’s claims about the ‘rule of law’ in member states is far from indisputable.
Don’t be fooled: the EU’s claims about the ‘rule of law’ in member states is far from indisputable.
The leftist-liberal Polish government has gone on a political rampage, targeting its conservative opponents.
The Italian PM scolded Commission President von der Leyen after Italy was criticised in EU Rule-of-Law Report.
The annual Rule of Law Report chides the sovereigntist governments but praises the leftist cabinet of Poland.
Critics have decried double standards over rule-of-law issues in Poland.
These purported legal disputes are really a power struggle between Brussels and conservative national governments, most notably in Hungary and, previously, Poland.
According to conservative media, Donald Tusk’s support for Ursula von der Leyen’s reelection bid may have accelerated the unblocking of EU funds for Poland.
Hungary demands an explanation for the preferential treatment of Donald Tusk’s left-liberal Polish government.
Mitterrand once said, “Beware of judges. They killed the monarchy. They will kill the Republic.”
A German initiative would enshrine rule-of-law conditionality in all EU budget payments—while preventing sovereigntist governments from protecting states punished for non-compliance.
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