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EU top court hears challenge against rule-of-law tool
By EUobserver
The European Court of Justice held on Monday its first hearing in the case of Hungary and Poland challenging the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism which links EU funds to the respect for the rule of law. It was agreed by the majority of member states last year, and entered into force this year. In court, 10 member states also supported the EU institutions' arguments that the new tool was legal.