Recent developments in the Rule of Law crisis in Poland and Hungary
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https://doi.org/10.61823/dpia.2023.3.495Keywords:
liberal, material model of democracy, so-called illiberal model of democracy, enforcement of EU values, Rule of Law Framework, requirement of “conditionality”Abstract
The article deals with recent, repeated Rule of Law violations in Poland and Hungary and how the EU has dealt with them, or ought to deal with them in the future. Specific measures are recommended particularly in the budget process, where the new requirement of “conditionality” should be made use of. The impact of the war in Ukraine and the different attitudes of Poland and Hungary towards the Russian invasion on the rule of law crisis is taken into account.
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