Waiting for EU Action on Media and the Judiciary

With judicial cooperation in the European Union on the verge of a breakdown because of continuing doubts about Poland's judicial system and a recent government-led takeover of local and regional media, many are expecting the European institutions to step in and put a stop to democratic backsliding and threats to the rule of law. Whether it is the European Court of Justice or the European Parliament, what means are available to bring a country back in line? We discuss a recent analysis by Visegrad Insight Fellow Jaras Gwizdak concerning the European Arrest Warrant and highlights from our last monthly foresight. Slovak MEP Michal Šimečka joins us to discuss the LIBE committee agenda and what the European Parliament is planning to do about media freedom. The EU has competences to deal with media freedom: https://visegradinsight.eu/eu-has-competences-to-deal-with-media-freedom/ Is European judicial cooperation more than pulp fiction? https://visegradinsight.eu/poland-european-judicial-cooperation-pulp-fiction/ Tribal politics in a pandemic: https://visegradinsight.eu/tribal-politics-in-a-pandemic-monthly-foresight-march/ This episode is part of a project co-funded by the European Union.