A Non-EU Rule of Law Commission - A Proposal for Politically-Willing Countries to Resolve Europe’s Rule of Law Crisis

Abstract

In March, the European Parliament decided to sue the European Commission over a quid pro quo exchange of European Union funds with Hungary for support of Ukraine EU accession. This lawsuit marks a striking culmination of a years-long failure on the part of the Commission to protect the rule of law. Given frustrating delays from Brussels, this blog post proposes a non-EU accountability mechanism—a so-called Rule of Law Commission—to bolster and reinforce commitments to rule of law issues among European states.

Keywords

• Copenhagen Commission
• EU
• EU
• Rule odf Law
• EU