Transparency International EU: Today is #InternationalDayofDemocracy. But in the EU and its neighbourhood, governments are reversing democratic values alarmingly. At home, the EU must use all tools in its power to safeguard the rule of law. And it must make democracy an essential condition for EU membership

Today is #InternationalDayofDemocracy. But in the EU and its neighbourhood, governments are reversing democratic values alarmingly. At home, the EU must use all tools in its power to safeguard the rule of law. And it must make democracy an essential condition for EU membership—without compromise.