The decline of democracy deepens, the EU’s tools prove insufficient: Report by the Civil Liberties Union For Europe with the participation of Inter Alia. Europe’s democratic recession has deepened in 2024, according to the Liberties Rule of Law Report. Countries seen as democratic strongholds are sliding towards authoritarian tendencies and the EU’s tools to safeguard the rule of law are becoming increasingly ineffective. In its sixth edition since 2019, the 600-page report identifies t...