The European Union prides itself on rule of law, branding it as a foundational value that binds its member states into a cohesive, democratic bloc — yet it leaves itself out of its yearly rule-of-law report.
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Alejandro Tauber is Publisher of EUobserver. He is Ecuadorian, German, and American, but lives in Amsterdam. His background is in tech and science reporting, and was previously editor at VICE's Motherboard and publisher of TNW.