nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/91f86f5385ba1e81 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260831s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/91f86f5385ba1e81 doi eng 342 23 Pech, Laurent Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-1608-1285 Pangloss in Brussels - On the Commission’s 2026 Rule of Law Report Pech, Laurent Verfassungsblog 2026-08-31 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier When it comes to the Commission’s Annual Rule of Law Report, first launched in 2020, the years go by and they all look the same. In its latest edition published last July, the Commission referred to a “broadly positive trajectory” regarding the rule of law in the EU. The year before, the Commission similarly asserted a “positive reform dynamic” and “positive trajectory” in the EU. This phrasing was virtually identical to the one used in 2024 (“positive reform dynamic”) and 2023 (“positive trend”). These claims and figures do not, however, survive close scrutiny. CC BY-SA 4.0 Annual Rule of Law Report European Commission Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/pangloss-in-brussels/ raw object