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Rule of Law beyond the EU Member States 2025:Assessing the Union’s Performance 2025
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SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28722
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The rule of law remains a cornerstone of the European Union, essential for the proper functioning of both Member States and EU institutions. While progress has been made in areas such as mutual trust and media freedom, significant challenges persist, particularly in access to justice, migration management, and enforcement of rule of law obligations. While examination of the rule of law dimension of the Internal market is to be welcomed in the European Commission’s Annual Rule of Law Report, it nevertheless faces important geopolitical challenges at EU level in the field of EU digital policy, undermining effective enforcement of the EU own legislation. Inconsistent judicial protection, and shortcomings in ensuring civil society engagement continue to undermine transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight. External migration policies and Frontex operations reveal gaps between EU legal commitments to human rights and the rule of law and practice, while digital rule enforcement risks the politicisation and erosion of regulatory independence. Strengthening oversight of legal standards, ensuring consistent application of legal standards, and protecting media freedom and civil society are essential to uphold the EU’s credibility and effectively defend its foundational values. By addressing deficiencies, the EU can become a stronger rule of law actor capable of defending EU values throughout the EU and its Member States.
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2025
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978-963-386-948-2