nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170203-185126 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 140315s2014||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|ger|| 10.17176/20170203-185126 doi ger 342 23 Müller, Jan-Werner Author aut The Commission gets the point – but not necessarily the instruments Müller, Jan-Werner Verfassungsblog 2014-03-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier This week the European Commission issued a Communication about a new framework for protecting the rule of law within EU Member States.[1] Is this the long hoped for mechanism that allows the EU to deal with internal threats to liberal democracy (the democratic deficits within Member States, so to speak) effectively? The clear-cut answer is: yes and no. This week the European Commission issued a Communication about a new framework for protecting the rule of law within EU Member States.[1] Is this the long hoped for mechanism that allows the EU to deal with internal threats to liberal democracy (the democratic deficits within Member States, so to speak) effectively? The clear-cut answer is: yes and no. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-commission-gets-the-point-but-not-necessarily-the-instruments/ raw object