Nine Member States took the floor on Tuesday 21 May at the General Affairs Council (GAC) on the new tools that the European Commission could have to enforce the rule of law (see EUROPE B12228A5).
The topic was planned for "other business’, but the ministers, with the first vice-president, Frans Timmermans, spent half an hour on it, reported two sources. This discussion made it possible to show support for the Commission's work and initiative, even if it was not an opportunity to put...