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EU2020 Report In the Media

Authoritarians in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia abused the pandemic to continue eroding democratic standards, but traditionally strong democracies also disappoint. Here are some of the media coverage about our latest report.

by LibertiesEU

The New York Times: Laws used to fight pandemic are in some cases weakening democracies, report says.

Politico: Coronavirus pandemic ‘weakening’ rule of law in EU countries: Report

Reuters: EU singles out Poland, Hungary, Slovenia over sliding media freedom

The Guardian: The Guardian view on Covid and civil liberties: keeping a close watch on government

Radio Free Europe: EU Lawmakers Debate 'Worrying Developments' For Media Freedom In Hungary, Poland, Slovenia

EUObserver: Covid-19: Democracy and rule of law under pressure in EU


About the report

The report EU 2020: Demanding on Democracy covers 14 EU countries. It is the most in depth exercise of this kind by an NGO network covering developments in 2020. The report was prepared by Liberties together with its member and partner organisations, to feed this year’s consultation by the European Commission on the state of the rule of law in the EU.

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