nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20171223-131736 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 171223s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20171223-131736 doi eng 342 23 Kochenov, Dimitry Vladimirovich Author aut The European Commission’s Activation of Article 7: Better Late than Never? Kochenov, Dimitry Vladimirovich Verfassungsblog 2017-12-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On Wednesday, the European Commission reacted to the continuing deterioration of the rule of law situation in Poland. The remaining question, of course, is why this argument has been used in the context of 7(1) as opposed of 7(2) given that the situation on the ground in Poland is clearly – in the view of the Commission, the Venice Commission and countless other actors – one of clear and persistent breach of values, as opposed to a threat thereof. The explanation might lie beyond the simple difficulty of the procedural requirements related to the sanctioning stage. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Art. 2 TEU Art. 7 TEU EU rule of law framework judicial independence Pech, Laurent Author aut Scheppele, Kim Lane Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-european-commissions-activation-of-article-7-better-late-than-never/ raw object