👉 Read more: Here’s what Liberties previously proposed to be included in the strategy. www.liberties.eu/f/amspsy

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...courage means:

"To keep going — despite all the pressure and challenges.

To defend everyone’s rights — even those who question our very existence.

And finally: to have the courage to grow and innovate. Without it, civil society organizations quickly risk becoming irrelevant."

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📘 Read the full Liberties’ Gap Analysis 2025:
👉 link.liberties.eu/f190b0

#RuleOfLaw #EU #Democracy #CivilSociety #EUCommission #MediaFreedom

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💡 The Way Forward
To restore trust and impact, the EU should:

- Make recommendations targeted & time-bound
- Improve transparency & follow-up
- Link rule of law to EU funding
- Engage civil society in monitoring

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⚠️ Why It Matters
When non-implementation becomes normal — even in “non-backsliding” countries — the credibility of the entire rule of law process is at risk.

Without accountability, the annual cycle risks becoming symbolic.

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Key Finding 5: Hungary & Other Systemic Dismantlers
🇭🇺 Hungary tops the list for “no progress,” showing deep resistance to EU oversight.

But stagnation is also visible in 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇮🇪 Ireland & 🇩🇪 Germany.

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Key Finding 4: Persistent Inaction
About 1/3 of Member States show little or no progress since 2022.

Countries with 5–8 unimplemented recommendations:
🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇭🇺 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 🇸🇰

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Key Finding 3: Declining Implementation
The share of fully implemented recommendations fell from 11% in 2023 → 6% in 2024 & 2025.

Only 9 were fully implemented — mostly in 🇸🇮 Slovenia and 🇨🇿 Czechia.

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Key Finding 2: Few New Recommendations
Only 9 new recommendations in 2025 — just 7% of the total — covering 8 Member States.

➡️ Example: Slovakia passed a restrictive NGO law in 2025, yet no new recommendation was issued.

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📊 Key Finding 1: Repetition Without Reform
A huge 93% of 2025 recommendations were repeats.
71% date back to 2022 — many copied verbatim, regardless of progress or severity.

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The report also includes three case studies:
🇮🇹 Italy
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🗞️ Media Freedom (based on the Liberties Media Freedom Report 2025)

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🔍 What’s the Gap Analysis?
Liberties’ Gap Analysis 2025 is the 3rd evaluation of the Commission’s report.

Built on civil society input across the EU, it identifies key weaknesses and offers ideas to strengthen the EU’s rule of law framework.

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The analysis finds troubling trends:
⚠️ Repetition without reform
⚠️ Few new recommendations
⚠️ Declining implementation

Across Member States, progress on the rule of law is stalling.

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