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Governments Continue Weakening Democracy : Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023

Most EU countries made little effort to resolve documented rule of law issues, allowed existing shortcomings to go unaddressed, or even made things worse in all areas assessed, ‘Liberties Rule Of Law Report 2023’ (Report) finds.
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"The fourth annual rule of law report released on Tuesday by Liberties concluded that most EU countries made "little effort" over the past 12 months to resolve documented rule of law issues."

"The rule of law situation in 18 European countries, including Hungary, has been assessed in Liberties' Rule of Law 2023 report, and Hungary - along with Poland - remains at the bottom of the list," reports the Hungarian Telex.

"In a 21st February report on the rule of law in the European Union by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Bulgaria was once again criticised for its justice system, SLAPP cases against publicists, and appointments to key institutions and organisations," reports the Bulgarian media outlet.

"Most European Union countries have made little effort to address the rule of law issues that emerged during 2022 and, in some cases, have even made the situation worse, as revealed in the new Civil Liberties Union for Europe report focused on issues such as freedom of information, independence of judges, and respect for the work of NGOs," reports the Italian La Repubblica.

"The Qatargate bribery scandal in the European Parliament could undermine the EU’s attempts to hold national governments to account for rule of law abuses, the Civil Liberties Union for Europe has warned."

"In its 2022 report on the state of the rule of law in the 18 EU Member States, the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, a non-governmental organisation for the protection and promotion of fundamental freedoms, concludes that democracy in Slovenia is recovering after the change of power last year."

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