The EU vs. Democracy
One of the ways in which the EU asserts its fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law is by providing support in the form of electoral assistance projects and election observation missions in non-EU countries. But in member countries like Italy and Malta, the EU refuses to intervene to address gross abuses of these values.
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ROME – One of the ways in which the European Union effectively asserts the fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law is through its External Cooperation Programs, whereby, on the invitation of local authorities, it provides support in the form of electoral assistance projects and election observation missions.