Speaking on Thursday 3 May, during a debate on the future of the EU at the European Parliament meeting in mini plenary session in Brussels, Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel said Europe was “engaged but not blissful”, suggesting that a mechanism should be created allowing the EU27 to assess how each member state is behaving when it comes to compliance with rule of law.
Addressing a poorly attended hemicycle, Michel asked: “What do we want to do together, how and with...