http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200912-211322-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/on-coins-parallel-universes-and-the-cooperation-and-verification-mechanism/ On Coins, Parallel Universes and the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism eng 2020-09-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Cooperation and Verification Mechanism European Commission Rule of Law Věra Jourova Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The European Commission seems to inhabit a universe which is too distant from the realities of Bulgaria and Romania, which are the only EU members subjected to the CVM. Even worse, it is currently attempting to sweep the CVM under the carpet of oblivion for no good reason, as seen in Commissioner Vera Jourova’s presentation on the mechanism before the LIBE Committee at the European Parliament on 10 September 2020. The Commission is attempting to persuade concerned citizens and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that it would continue the monitoring of these countries under the new Rule of Law Mechanism. It insists that this be an argument to terminate the CVM, but is this justified?