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Court of Justice of the European Union (Luxembourg)

CJEU paves the way for application of the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism

Brief Analysis By Gabriela Greilinger on February 20, 2022 | Reading time 6 min

On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, the ECJ finally rejected Hungary’s and Poland’s legal challenge, thereby paving the way for the European Commission to withhold EU funds on the grounds of erosion of the rule of law in member states. The Court’s decision allows the EU to take action against member states violating the rule of law, one of the bloc’s core principles.

Capitalism

Towards a New End of the World?

Opinion By Prokopios Stekas on May 11, 2021 | Reading time 2 min

The end of history and the predominance of capitalism and liberal democracy, resulting in the end of ideological fights, was believed to favor people’s well-being. With the fall of socialism, a new system has risen, neo-liberalism, which had overthrown liberalism and conquered the world. Liberty, equality, fraternity were replaced by profit margins.