Emily Binchy. Global Europe, 2022.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology increasingly permeates our daily lives and has the potential to both generate considerable economic benefits and to profoundly impact the rule of law. The policy implications of the proliferation of AI systems are therefore far-reaching.

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi. Garnegie Europe, 2022.

The promotion of the rule of law across borders should be implemented based on clear and objective standards, and distinguished from state-building exercises.

Thu Nguyen. Hertie School Jacques Delors Centre, 2022.

In this Policy Brief, Thu Nguyen maps the tools the EU has at its disposal to impose financial measures against member states that breach the rule of law. By illustrating the potential scale and scope of those instruments, she shows that the window of opportunity to leverage EU money against member states to enforce compliance with rule of law has never been bigger.

Eric Maurice. Fondation Robert Schuman, 2023.

The introduction of conditionalities has strengthened the hand of the European Union in dealing with states that violate its values in a systemic way..

Amanda Paul , Svitlana Taran. European Policy Centr, 2023.

In June 2022, Ukraine became an EU candidate country, bringing Kyiv a step closer to opening accession negotiations. However, what happens next depends on Ukraine meeting the remaining criteria, as detailed in the European Commission’s June Opinion on Ukraine’s application, and the EU’s political will and readiness to become a real geopolitical and strategic actor.