EU ministers to deal with rule of law in March

At the March meeting of EU ministers for EU countries, the rule of law in Poland and Hungary will be on the agenda, according to information provided on Monday by a source from the Croatian Presidency.

It is not yet known whether this will be a hearing or a shorter information point on the current state of affairs.

“We are in contact with both Commissioners who deal with this topic,” a diplomatic source told journalists in Brussels.

The Croatian Presidency has so far abstained from including on the agenda of the General Affairs Council the topic of the rule of law. Such an attitude caused dissatisfaction in the European Parliament. The heads of the five factions sent a letter on the matter to the authorities in Zagreb and the President of the European Council to increase pressure on the procedure under Article 7.

(PAP)