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Rule of law in the EU: expectations vs. reality

In its third Rule of Law Report, the EU Commission again rebukes Hungary and Poland. Germany could also do more, for example, in the area of lobby transparency. However, the Brussels authority does not always live up to its own high standards. The European Parliament is now calling for consequences.

By Eric Bonse

Sophie Pornschlegel ist Senior Policy Analyst am European Policy Center und Leiterin des Projekts Connecting Europe.
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'Carrying on the status quo cannot be the solution'

Many governments lack the will to carry out real reforms of the EU, criticizes Sophie Pornschlegel, Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre. Member states simply do not want to give up power, she says in an interview with Till Hoppe.

By Till Hoppe