The European Commission plans to announce the annual report on the rule of law in the EU on July 24. This information is part of the work program distributed by the commission for the coming months, reports BTA.
In June, the commission did not deny that it was possible to present the report late this year. An older EC work program called for the document to be circulated on July 3. The report will be presented when it is ready for approval, a spokesman for the commission specified earlier and insisted that the most important thing is the honesty, factuality and comprehensiveness of the assessments contained in the document.
European media and politicians have assumed that the EC is delaying the report this time for political reasons related to the expected July 18 vote on the European Council's proposal to re-elect Ursula von der Leyen as head of the commission. The report on the rule of law also affects the state of the media in EU countries. On the eve of the vote, von der Leyen is in constant negotiations with the MEPs to secure the necessary support, European publications report, as quoted by BTA.