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The Briefing: Poland abortion ruling should worry everyone in the EU
Whatever your view is on the abortion issue itself, the way the recent ruling in Poland came about should worry everyone in the EU, especially those sitting in the European Quarter in Brussels, says Euronews' Political Editor Darren McCaffrey.
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The Rule of Law: what is it and why is it important?
In recent years, citizens of EU countries have taken to the streets, protesting against what they saw as democratic backsliding. The European Commission has introduced ways to limit regression on rule of law. We explain the issue that is shaking the EU's foundations.
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Rule of law to be important part of EU summit talks, says Reynders
The EU has been trying for years to get some countries to respect basic rules like media freedom and independence of the judiciary without success. One of the proposals on the table at the summit is to cut funding to countries found breaching rule of law principles.
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Bulgaria protests should make Europe fear 'another Poland or Hungary'
At the European Parliament, some MEPs fear a democratic drift in Bulgaria, as seen in Hungary and Poland. Budapest and Warsaw have seen EU sanctions procedures triggered against them for breaches of the rule of law. But for others, the comparison is amiss.
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Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law
So far, the EU's response to assaults on the rule of law was based on infringement procedures, European Court of Justice rulings, and - in the case of Hungary and Poland - the so-called Article 7 process. But now, the EU is introducing new tools.
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