# EU rule-of-law conflict with Hungary and Poland

The Rule of Law Report, also referred to as the EU Rule of Law Report, is an annual assessment published by the [European Commission](/organizations/european-commission) on significant rule of law developments in the member states of the European Union. It is the principal output of the European Rule of Law Mechanism and forms the basis of the Commission's Annual Rule of Law Cycle. The report examines positive and negative developments under four pillars: national justice systems, anti-corruption frameworks, media pluralism and freedom, and…

## Dated facts

- 2020: EPP sanctions Deutsch over Gestapo comparison. https://factrail.ai/facts/deutsch-gestapo-remark-epp-sanction-2020-12. Sources: https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/decision-of-the-epp-group-on-tamas-deutsch, https://telex.hu/english/2020/12/03/tamas-deutsch-exclusion-epp-group-fidesz-eu-european-parliament, https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-sanctions-head-of-viktor-orbans-meps-hungary-tamas-deutsch/.

## Methodology

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Canonical: https://factrail.ai/drivers/eu-rule-of-law-conflict-with-hungary-and-poland