MEPs voted by an overwhelming majority on Wednesday (7 October) for an initiative to better protect democracies in member states.
The proposal , put together by Slovak liberal MEP Michal Simecka, called for a mechanism combining several EU tools that monitor the respect of rule of law and European values - as the bloc struggles to discipline governments that break EU rules.
MEPs voted for the new m...
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