#Conditionality

A few thoughts on the #EUCO outcome on the #RuleOfLaw amid general confusion about what the oracle actually revealed: (1/7) Text was made ambiguous to allow everyone to save face
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And by the way, can Orbán really block the deal? No. No way. Not unless his longtime @EPP enablers and new pals like Portuguese PM Costa let him. Quick https://twitter.com/daniel_freund/status/1301149027074019328
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Let's fact check the #Hungarian government's claims used to legitimize/explain the yesterday #veto.THREAD 1/5https://twitter.com/eublogo/status/1328604476287164416 2/5Fact check 1:The #RuleOfLAw Conditionality in perfect compliance
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I am new to budget negotiations, but since it has become a major element of the #RuleOfLaw debate, here is an attempt (and timeline) at understanding this evening's veto from
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THREAD: President Macron's comments on human rights in Egypt at today's press conference with President Sisi were appalling for a variety of reasons. He propped up Sisi's untenable effort to
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Habemus Papam 1/6The today Trialogue on the #EU #RuleOfLaw #Conditionality mechanism achieved a compromise between @Europarl_EN & @EU2020DE.I wouldn't call the compromise a "a strong & robust #RoL mechanism" as
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In our Programme for Government we commit to strongly advocate for the #ruleoflaw. But what is the rule of law ? 1/9 The @VeniceComm of @CoE has developed a #ruleoflaw
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THREAD 1/6Following the #Hungarian and #Polish veto of #MFF & #NextGenerationEU, EU institutions and member states have practically 2 and half strategic options:First, they can abandon the agreed #RuleOfLaw conditionality
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The #EUCO budget deal. Win or lose for the Rule of Law? THREAD 1. Opinion is very much divided. Polish Prime Minister Morawiezki was convinced that he and Orban had
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1. For the moment annexation is delayed, but most likely it is still coming in the next few weeks or months. Hopefully it doesn’t happen but if it does, the
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Reflecting on #DWP's mindless return to conditionality & sanctions (despite it being a totally inappropriate response at this time & an ineffective & often counter-productive approach for many people) got
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A UK Government spokesperson said, according to the BBC: 'The UK has one of the best workers' rights records in the world'. This is just not true, and there are
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This is a great post by @ADimitrovs on new but not adopted yet #RuleofLaw conditionality mechanism & EU budget. Have just finished myself reading the 20,372 words of trilogue "4-column"
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Lots commentators tweeting about Rutte focus on him being driven by lack of trust in Commission to enforce etc. Maybe. As political scientist, I see his position as perfectly compatible
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Charles Michel's proposal for #MFF and #NextGenerationEU is out! Main takeaways - thread1. Nextgeneration EU maintained at 750bn, grants/loans ratio as in COM proposal - to avoid overburdening the debt
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Lots of smoke & mirrors in fight over rule of law. Here's my take in @POLITICOEurope on what's really going on: "If European leaders want to escape this autocracy trap,
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