nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230304-185110-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230304s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230304-185110-0 doi eng 342 23 Kaiser, Lena Author aut A New Chapter in the European Rule of Law Saga? - On the European Commission's attempt to mobilise Art. 2 TEU as a stand-alone provision Kaiser, Lena Verfassungsblog 2023-03-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier ‘[B]y adopting the legislation cited in the first paragraph, Hungary has infringed Article 2 TEU‘. At first glance, this plea seems almost unspectacular. Yet, when one takes a closer look, this very plea demonstrates the European Commission’s attempt to write nothing less than a new chapter in the saga of the European rule of law crisis. The Commission’s action concerns the controversial Hungarian law of the Fidesz government, which restricts information about transsexuality and homosexuality. This blog post aims to provide an overview over the recent development and the academic debate regarding the justiciability of Art. 2 TEU in this context. I argue that although the mobilisation of Art. 2 TEU as a stand-alone provision might open new doors to tackle the democratic backsliding in some Member States, this approach has to be handled with great care. CC BY-SA 4.0 Art. 2 TEU Fidesz Hungary Rule of Law rule of law crisis Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-new-chapter-in-the-european-rule-of-law-saga/ raw object