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EurActiv (26 October 2021)

By Nikolaus J. Kurmayer 

The Conference on the Future of Europe, proposed by now-outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to solve Poland’s rule of law issues, has been paid little attention. But that does not mean those attending have not been busy.

As much of the EU discourse in past weeks has been dominated by disputes over the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, the situation had been exacerbated following a controversial ruling by the Polish supreme court, which commentators have likened to a “legal Polexit.”

“The Conference on the Future of Europe is actually a good place to discuss,” said Merkel as she entered the European Council on Thursday (21 October).

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