The Democratic Backsliding in The Union and European Resistance

The contribution aims to study the European reaction to the so-called “democratic backsliding in the Union”, meaning the pro- gressive shift of some Member States towards illiberalism due to the constitutional reforms implemented by the ruling majorities. The anal- ysis will focus in particular on the sanctioning procedure under art. 7 TEU, the intervention of the European Court of Justice to preserve the principle of judiciary independence and the introduction of a regula- tion on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the EU budget.