The final decision of the EU Council against a Member State under the regulation that allows for the suspension of EU funds in cases of non-compliance with the Rule of law could take between five and nine months after the notification letter is sent, according to information released on Friday 18 February by the European Commission.
The guidelines on this ‘Rule of law conditionality’ mechanism could be adopted in “two to three weeks”, according to EU sources.
On Tuesday 22 February,...