Perspectives of the European Rule of Law Debate – Is There a Place for Appeasement?

Abstract

This study examines the impact of EU policy regarding the rule of law on the present and future of political unity within the European Union. The central question is whether the current political fault lines will remain with us for the foreseeable future and continue to widen, or whether there are possible ways out of the current divisive EU debate on the rule of law. The analysis evaluates more than a decade of EU political debate related to the matter of the rule of law and outlines possible scenarios for the future.