On Tuesday 21 May, the European Affairs ministers of European Union countries will take stock of the state of the rule of law in several Member States and will also discuss the future of the EU.
The ministers will discuss the European Commission’s proposal, sent to the EU Council on 6 May (see EUROPE B13405A1), to close the so-called ‘Article 7 TEU’ procedure on respect for the rule of law in Poland, which has been open since late 2017. The EU institution considers that there is...