The Polish Case: Sanctions Without Conditionality – What If All It Took Was a Change of Government?

The paper examines the release of €137 billion in EU funds to Poland following Donald Tusk's return to power in December 2023, raising questions about the European Union's motivations and consistency regarding the rule of law. It critiques the alleged double standards applied to Poland, exploring whether the EU's criteria for withholding funds were genuinely rooted in concerns over judicial independence or driven by political considerations.

The European People’s Party: center right or center left? An exhaustive analysis of the EPP’s voting patterns on the Migration and Asylum Pact, the Green Deal, the Rule of Law and Trade

Exclusion of Hungarian Universities from Erasmus and Horizon: Reasons Behind and Opportunities Beyond

The Centre for European Studies is organising a half-day conference on 04 June to discuss the situation of universities excluded from EU funds.

“Spain Besieged: Conservative Responses to the Coup d’État”.

How can the situation in Spain be interpreted? Why is the EU not raising any concerns regarding the question of rule of law in Spain? What is the legal situation of Catalonia? These were someof the topics discussed at the event of the Center for European Studies.

“Spain Besieged: Conservative Responses to the Coup d’État”

Appointment of the Judges across the EU: blurry or double standards?

A comparative study on the practice of judicial appointments in the EU Member States, published by the Centre for European Studies, was presented yesterday at the MCC headquarters in Budapest.

Conditionality of EU Funds: Rule of Law or Political Blackmail Conditionality of EU Funds: Rule of Law or Political Blackmail

On 22 February, the Centre for European Studies' event on the conditionality of EU funds tackled a very complex, and relevant issue.

Methodological shortcomings in the Commission’s Rule of Law Report: consultations « à la carte? »