Last month the European Parliament criticised Slovakia and Malta for attacks on judicial independence and media freedom.
This underlines that in the upcoming European parliament elections, the real threat to the EU isn't going to come from fringe parties.
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Israel Butler is head of advocacy at the Civil Liberties Union for Europe.
John Morijn is Emile Noel Fellow at the Jean Monnet Centre of NYU Law School and teaches human rights law at the University of Groningen.
Israel Butler is head of advocacy at the Civil Liberties Union for Europe.
John Morijn is Emile Noel Fellow at the Jean Monnet Centre of NYU Law School and teaches human rights law at the University of Groningen.