EU Rule of Law Reform Implementation Slows for Second Year
The European Commission's annual Rule of Law report, published Friday, reveals that EU member states implemented only 47% of the bloc's recommendations to fight corruption and uphold democracy in 2025, down from 57% in 2024 and marking a second consecutive year of decline. The report examines national justice systems, media freedom, and government checks across all EU countries and candidate nations. While the Commission called the overall trend 'broadly positive,' it flagged serious shortcomings in several countries. Slovakia received a stark assessment for failing to detect new high-level corruption cases and deteriorating investigative capacity. Spain was noted for continued delays in high-level corruption cases. Hungary was praised for rapid reforms under new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, though the report found no progress on high-level corruption convictions and warned of political interference risks. EU officials Henna Virkkunen and Michael McGrath defended the process, attributing the slowdown to electoral cycles and the completion of easier reforms in earlier years.
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