EU Rule of Law — Hungary + Poland + Romania

Article 7 Proceedings Ongoing · Risk 6.5/10 · 3 active alerts

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Article 7 Proceedings Ongoingmedium risk

EU Rule of Law — Hungary + Poland + Romania

Article 7 proceedings ongoing. Cohesion fund conditionality mechanism active. DG JUST, Council, ECJ central. Hungary/Poland/Romania under scrutiny.

6.5
/10 risk index
Stable
Baseline: 6.0 → Now: 6.5

30-Day Risk History

Primary Law

1 instruments
REGULATION

Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation (Reg. 2020/2092)

2020-12-16EUR-Lex
Stage:In force — Active enforcement

Allows suspension of EU funds for rule of law breaches. Hungary €7.5B frozen. Poland compliance improving.

Watch: Hungary cohesion funds suspension decision (Q2 2026)

Watch Signals

Hungary Article 7 hearingmedium

Council hearing on democratic backsliding. No sanctions without unanimity.

ECJ ruling on conditionality mechanismhigh

Validates or limits Commission enforcement powers.

Poland compliance assessmentmedium

New government reversing PiS-era judicial reforms.