25/02/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 25 February, the Commission presented European affairs ministers with its new plan for the rule of law in the EU, which will be partly linked to the publication of an annual report for all Member States. According to a source, three delegations have reportedly spoken essentially in support of this new mechanism: Finland, France, and Germany. European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová said at a press conference that she and French minister Amélie de Montchalin had also had a meeting on this subject. Paris pleaded for tools for the rule of law that do not accumulate and that remain close to their original objectives. The minister called for an actual annual report on the rule of law and for processes that fully take a country’s “reality” into account. The subject of the rule of law will be revisited in March. (SP)