The Commission’s Decision on ‘Less EU’in Safeguarding the Rule of Law: A play in four acts. CEPS Policy Insights No 2017/08, March 2017

Bárd, Petra and Carrera, Sergio (2017) The Commission’s Decision on ‘Less EU’in Safeguarding the Rule of Law: A play in four acts. CEPS Policy Insights No 2017/08, March 2017. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

The European Commission has just rendered itself irrelevant in upholding and safeguarding the rule of law in the EU by declining1 the invitation extended last October by the European Parliament in its report2 to establish a new EU mechanism on rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy. This paper argues that this decision constitutes the final act of what can be called a “rule of law” play, which has been performed mainly by the Commission and is composed of three main and a final 4th act. But let us first rewind to the beginning of the story to review first principles

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