The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favor of making EU cash handouts conditional on a country’s respect for rule of law. The rule of law or conditionality mechanism could see money withheld if a member state does not respect the bloc’s core values. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday morning, paves the way for the European Commission to apply the mechanism for the very first time and request the freezing of EU funds, a process that could take between five and nine months. Read more here.
Source: Euronews
