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| In its two landmark rulings from mid-February 2022, the European Court of Justice put another nail in the coffin of Hungary and Poland’s attempts to undermine the EU rule of law toolbox thereby confirming the validity of the EU Conditionality Regulation. The cases are instrumental not only in that they provide the organisation with another mechanism to curtail rule of law backsliding, but in that they reshape the normative understanding of EU values. After having briefly analysed the legal arguments brought forward by Hungary and Poland, and their subsequent dismissal by the Court, this article aims to go beyond the ‘validity discussion’ by reflecting on the cutting-edge aspects of the Court’s reasoning and how they translate into stretching the scope of EU values. It concludes that, by laying the groundwork for such extension of scope and competence, the Court may have created further confusion when it comes to adjudicating the latter.. |
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