Brussels Edition: Democracy and Its Discontents

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It was International Day of Democracy on Saturday and — judging by the unprecedented number of ongoing EU probes — democracy in the bloc has seen better days. After the excoriation of Viktor Orban’s “illiberalism” in the European Parliament, tomorrow it’s Poland’s turn to explain whether or how it will address the European Commission’s allegations of undermining democratic standards. They’re not the only ones: An EU Parliament Civil Liberties Committee delegation visits Malta and Slovakia to “look into the situation of rule of law, corruption and safety of journalists.”