As expected, it was not possible for the EU Council on Tuesday 19 November to adopt conclusions on the evaluation of the annual dialogue on the Rule of law. As Poland and Hungary continued to oppose the text and the various amendments made during the day, the Finnish Presidency therefore decided to propose Presidency conclusions by consensus among the 26 other Member States.
They were “widely supported, fortunately”, commented Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen, who...