http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/7d7bda3ac75df636 https://verfassungsblog.de/aristotle-in-the-commission/ Aristotle in the Commission - Seven Steps to Enhance the Commission’s Annual Rule of Law Report Bárd, Petra eng 2024-07-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Autocracy Commission EU EU Europäische Kommission. Kommission zu Auslegungsfragen Hungary Rule of Law Ungarn EU Europäische Kommission. Kommission zu Auslegungsfragen Ungarn Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Today, the European Commission issued its fifth Annual Rule of Law Report (ARoLR). While this monitoring exercise has come a long way and has been significantly improved, the rule of law backsliding remains one of the most pressing issues of the EU. In the following I present seven recommendations how to improve the Commission’s monitoring exercise. At the core lies a differentiation between a democracy and a hybrid regime. Once a Member State qualifies as the latter, it must be treated accordingly.