The EU27 Ministers for European affairs, meeting informally in Arles (France) on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 March, were able, despite the war in Ukraine dominating their session (see related article), to discuss the situation of the rule of law in the EU and the work of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which was initially on the agenda.
The discussion on the Rule of law was intended to be “forward-looking” and disconnected from ongoing procedures, such as those on Article 7 of the...