Lawfare Archive: Ambassador David O'Sullivan on the US-EU Relationship
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The Rise of Authoritarian Parties Within the Eu
I'm interested for your thoughts in the rise of authoritarian movements within theu. I think this is hugely important issue, andd i will not hide from you its difficult issue. We do have a provision in our treatise, article seven, which does allow us to address the issue of insufficient respect for the rule of law or basic democratic principles. This is the article which is being used toaddress the issue in poland of judicial reform where we feel the independence of the judiciary is potentially being undermined. The real issue is how do we win the battle of public opinion, and how do we avoid that? It appears that this is some kind of ex nal pressure on countries with then an
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