http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20180612-221626-1 https://verfassungsblog.de/dusting-off-the-old-precedent-why-the-commission-must-stick-to-the-art-7-procedure-against-poland/ Dusting off the Old Precedent – Why the Commission Must Stick to the Art. 7 Procedure Against Poland Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz eng 2018-06-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 7 TEU EU Commission mutual cooperation rule of law crisis Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Here we go again. The reports are resurfacing that the Commission is ready to back away from the Article 7 procedure that was initiated against Poland last December. Should we be surprised? For anybody who vaguely follows the Commission’s vanishing act, the answer must be a resounding „no”. Instead, the analysis that follows offers a journey back in time and argues that the past teaches us some important lessons and … rhymes.