The European Commission’s sixth annual report on the Rule of law, published in July(see EUROPE B13676A27), contains major gaps, the NGO Liberties found in a ‘counter-report’ published on Tuesday 4 November, assessing the various Commission reports published since 2022.
Over the last three years, the Commission has issued more than 500 recommendations, an average of five per country per year. In 2025, 123 recommendations were made, a 10% drop compared with 2024. Yet, “when...