The Rule of Law and EU Budget Conditionality Debate

by name voted on 09.03.2022

Summary

A debate over whether the EU can legally use budget sanctions to enforce the rule of law in Member States.

9 09.03.2022

Other

justice

constitution

human rights

european union

administrative law

public finance and budget policy

Key points

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the mechanism to protect the EU budget is legally valid.
The European Union is founded on core values such as democracy, equality, and the rule of law.
There is a debate over whether the conditionality regulation bypasses the established procedures for addressing value violations.
Critics argue that the organization of the judiciary remains an exclusive responsibility of individual Member States.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

3 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Roberts ZĪLE

ECR

9:52 min

2. Announcement of voting results

Roberts ZĪLE

ECR

0:24 min

2. Announcement of voting results

Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling

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