Socialists and Democrats welcomed the publication today from the European Commission of the first EU wide report on the rule of law, as an additional tool to detect deficiencies at the earliest possible stage across all EU member states. Nevertheless, we reiterate our call for an efficient tool to defend democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe, given that despite the article 7 procedure that was launched against Poland and Hungary, the Polish and Hungarian governments are ruthlessly continuing their anti-democratic ways.
