Next week is time for EU to finally lead on rule of law

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In Hungary, the government used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to increase executive powers. More independent media were dismantled or taken off the airwaves (Photo: European People's Party)
Next week is time for EU to finally lead on rule of law
Rule of Law
Opinion
by Philippe Dam, Brussels, 
The Tuesday (22 June) European Council meeting on Hungary and Poland is a chance for the EU to show that it is finally taking EU values seriously.  
For too long, Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission has offered few signs of prioritising the fight for the rule of law, doing nothing to revive scrutiny under 
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DisclaimerThe views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s, not those of EUobserverAuthor BioPhilippe Dam is Europe and Central Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
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In Hungary, the government used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to increase executive powers. More independent media were dismantled or taken off the airwaves (Photo: European People's Party)