The European Institutions in the face of the Rule of law crisis in Hungary and Poland

  • Belén Becerril Atienza Universidad CEU San Pablo
Keywords: European integration, Rule of law, fifth enlargement, Poland, Hungary

Abstract

This article addresses the crisis of the rule of law in Hungary and Poland, in the context of the history of European integration. Since the mid-1990s, the Union has been gradually equipping itself with specific procedures so that its institutions can respond to a possible violation of its values by a Member State. This process responded particularly to the imminence of a fifth enlargement of an unprecedented dimension, which would incorporate States with a short democratic background. Years later, in a context marked by the rise of populism, the illiberal drift of the Hungarian and Polish governments has caused the first use of the new procedures, highlighting their insufficiency in the face of a crisis of this nature and showing the limits of the Unión´s ability to exert its influence after accession.

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Published
2020-12-31
How to Cite
Becerril Atienza B. (2020). The European Institutions in the face of the Rule of law crisis in Hungary and Poland. Historia y Política, 44, 113-144. https://doi.org/10.18042/hp.44.05