<p>Under Article 2 TEU, the EU is founded on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights.</p>

<p>Article 7 TEU establishes two mechanisms (preventive and sanctioning mechanisms) to enforce European Union values in cases of systemic violations and to sanction Member States departing from them. The sanctions mechanism empowers the Council to suspend certain membership rights of a Member State, including voting rights in the Council in cases of a 'serious and persistent breach' of EU values (Article 7(2) TFEU)’. However, these mechanisms require a high decision-making threshold in the Council and in the European Parliament (when Parliament is called to participate) and rely heavily on Member States’ willingness to take action.</p>

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Rule of law - 8th parliamentary term

Rule of law in Romania: extracts from the debate

Situation of rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia: extracts from the debate

Situation of the rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia: extracts from the debate (25/03) and from the vote

Presentation by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC and Judith SARGENTINI (Greens/EFA,NL), rapporteur at the Committee on Civil Liberties on the Reasoned proposal under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary - state of play: extracts

EP Press conference. Briefing before the EU Summit. Press conference by Jozsef SZAJER, EPP Vice-Chair, Viktor ORBAN, Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergely GULYAS, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office and Bertalan HAVASI

Press point by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Group leader following the EPP Political Assembly meeting

Press point by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Group leader following the EPP Political Assembly meeting: extracts

Press conference by József SZÁJER (EPP, HU), EPP Vice-Chair, Viktor ORBÁN, Hungarian Prime Minister, and Gergely GULYÁS, Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister's Office

Press conference by József SZÁJER (EPP, HU), EPP Vice-Chair, and Viktor ORBÁN, Hungarian Prime Minister: extracts

Press point by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group leader, following the EPP Political Assembly meeting

Working Group monitoring the situation of rule of law and fight against corruption within the EU in particular Malta and Slovakia (ROLMG): extracts from the vote and statement by Sophia in 't VELD (ALDE, NL), rapporteur

Plenary session - Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, developments since September 2018

Press conference by József SZÁJER (EPP, HU), EPP Vice-Chair and Viktor ORBÁN, Prime Minister of Hungary on the briefing on the EPP Political Assembly

The rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, developments since September 2018: extracts from the debate

Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States: extracts from the vote and from the debate (16/01)

The rule of law in Romania: extracts from the vote

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: Opening statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC and Juliane BOGNER-STRAUSS, Council (9:08 - 09:19)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: One round of Political speakers. Ignazio CORRAO (EFDD, IT) (09:40 - 09:43)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: Arrivals, Opening and Point of order (9:02 - 9:08)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: One round of Political speakers. Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AU) (09:30 - 09:32)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: One round of Political speakers. Nicolas BAY (ENF, FR) (09:43 - 09:45)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: One round of Political speakers. Ska KELLER (GREENS/EFA, DE) (09:35 - 09:38)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: Closing statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC and Juliane BOGNER-STRAUSS, Council (10:20 - 10:27)

Debate on The rule of law in Romania: One round of Political speakers. Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) (09:33 - 09:35)

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