What’s next in the adoption of EU budget, notably of its #RuleofLaw Regulation, following #EUCO?

(Spoiler: More, much more than is currently reported)

THREAD #MFF #NextGenerationEU
Although #EUCO conclusions on RoL Regulation are a political document, they’re legally relevant as they might potentially (yet illegally) amend the new #ruleoflaw mechanism.

For this they must however be ‘transposed’ by Commission & Parliament
https://verfassungsblog.de/to-save-the-rule-of-law-you-must-apparently-break-it/

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To Save the Rule of Law you Must Apparently Break It

During its summit, the European Council broke the deadlock regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), Next Generation EU and the Rule of Law (RoL) Regulation. In this analysis, we focus on...

https://verfassungsblog.de/to-save-the-rule-of-law-you-must-apparently-break-it/
Here’s a preview of Parliament’s draft resolution to be adopted this week opposing #EUCO attempt at amending the RoL Regulation.

No reference to motion of censure against @vonderleyen but antagonistic tone against Commission is unprecedented 3/
Here’s a preview of Parliament’s draft resolution to be adopted this week opposing #EUCO attempt at amending the RoL Regulation.No reference to motion of censure against @vonderleyen but antagonistic tone against Commission is unprecedented 3/
Here’s a preview of Parliament’s draft resolution to be adopted this week opposing #EUCO attempt at amending the RoL Regulation.No reference to motion of censure against @vonderleyen but antagonistic tone against Commission is unprecedented 3/
In the meantime the Commission is expected to unveil its own Declaration - as it pledged to #EUCO - defining how it intends to translate the amendments made by EUCO into the #RoL Regulation 4/
This suggests that ultimately it will be up the Commission (the accomplice) and the Parliament (the rebellious) to define whether and how #EUCO conclusions on #RuleOfLaw regulation will produce or not legal effects 5/ https://on.ft.com/3ngjwaR 
EU still lacks a ‘silver bullet’ for bringing autocrats to heel

Budget stand-off over rule of law ends in neither victory nor defeat for Hungary and Poland

https://on.ft.com/3ngjwaR
Why this matter?

Because the Polish / Hungarian veto remains a sword of Damocles on ‘own resources’

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-new-boost-for-jobs-growth-and-investment/file-mff-post-2020-own-resources #ownresources #mff #ruleoflaw
Legislative train schedule | European Parliament

The European Parliament's legislative train schedule monitors the progress of legislative files identified in the 10 priorities of the European Commission

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-new-boost-for-jobs-growth-and-investment/file-mff-post-2020-own-resources
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