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Daniel Freund

Daniel Freund is a member of the European Parliament for the Greens. In 2021 he was part of the team negotiating the EU's rule-of-law conditionality. In his parliamentary work he focuses on the fight against corruption and an upgrade for European democracy.

Defending the rule of law in the EU

Daniel Freund

The European Parliament has in this term learnt lessons on enforcing universal norms, which next term must be acted upon.

Von der Leyen is losing ground

Daniel Freund

If the European Union does not stand up for the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, it will embolden authoritarians everywhere.