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Those working on #ruleoflaw issues should pay attention to documents produced by Commission & Council within "European Semester" framework
Possibly for first time Hungarian gov (seemingly) issued statement yesterday to protest against recital dedicated to judicial independence
Possibly for first time Hungarian gov (seemingly) issued statement yesterday to protest against recital dedicated to judicial independence
Let's have a look at the "controversial" recital & compare Comm version to Council version. What do we see? Council did not honour itself by weakening Commission's accurate diagnosis using weasel phrasing but at least problems re judicial independence are explicitly noted 
@rdanielkelemen @ProfKochenov @PlatonSbastien Different phrasing may be noted re Poland with again Council diluting accurate/justified criticism of Comm re #ruleoflaw situation
Council's phrasing re ECJ Comm v Poland ruling is also inaccurate as Comm's concerns now = established violation of judicial independence by PL
Council's phrasing re ECJ Comm v Poland ruling is also inaccurate as Comm's concerns now = established violation of judicial independence by PL
@rdanielkelemen @ProfKochenov @PlatonSbastien To conclude, in both instances, Council toned down Commission's critical assessment of #ruleoflaw situation in 2 countries subject to Art 7 procedures about 2 weeks after solemnly proclaiming importance of rule of law... consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…
