Better Protection of the Rule of Law – Or of European Taxpayers’ Money
Better Protection of the Rule of Law – Or of European Taxpayers’ Money

Author(s): Tamás Lattmann
Subject(s): Economic policy, Law on Economics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting, EU-Legislation
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Rule of law; EU law; member states’ taxpayers’ money; Treaty on the Euro-pean Union (TEU);
Summary/Abstract: The European Parliament has made a first decision about a new regulation, aiming for better protecting the rule of law in member states, by possibly employing financial sanctions in case of short-comings. This reflection explains the difference between the pro-posed procedure and already existing mechanisms, sheds light on the background of the new legislation and addresses some of the questions it may raise related to EU law, member state sovereignty and its possible effects.

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