Realpolitik still determines EU responses to Rule of Law threats. Here is why.0

• EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
• 17/07/2017

A decisive action against Poland and Hungary for violating the Rule of Law has been vocally called by many in Brussels and beyond. However, EU Institutions have failed to take effective action against their infants terribles so far. This can be explained by Member States’ reluctance to accept EU intrusion in national constitutional matters and by the Commission’s unwillingness to create tensions with national public opinions.