nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20160317-165708 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 160314s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20160317-165708 doi eng 342 23 Uitz, Renáta Author aut Poland, Hungary and Europe: Pre-Article 7 Hopes and Concerns Uitz, Renáta Verfassungsblog 2016-03-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The European Commission’s opening of a rule of law dialogue with Poland in the new pre-Article 7 format developed last year is an important test of European constitutionalism both on the EU and on the Member State level. The mechanism is meant to address systemic violations of the rule of law in several steps, in the format of a structured dialogue. The new procedure does not preclude or prevent the launching of an infringement procedure by the Commission. The probe into Poland’s measures against the Constitutional Tribunal and its new media regulation is expected to test the viability of an EU constitutional enforcement mechanism against a Member State. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Constitutional Review Rule of Law Venice Commission Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/poland-hungary-and-europe-pre-article-7-hopes-and-concerns/ raw object