In 2022, the European Commission did not observe any major setbacks to the Rule of law in the EU, and even noted some improvements, for example in the transparency of media ownership rules, but also in the independence of the judiciary, including in countries subject to the so-called ‘Article 7’ procedure, such as Hungary.
It also noted that 65% of the recommendations issued in 2021 had been fulfilled, 25% of them completely.
But improvements are still needed in some Member States,...