2. The German public tends to venerate the Constitution, seeing it as a near-sacred document. It limits discussions on technical aspects.
3. Some of the EU mechanisms to enforce rule-of-law compliance (funding or penalties) may not be as effective in Germany as they have been in other countries.
3. Some of the EU mechanisms to enforce rule-of-law compliance (funding or penalties) may not be as effective in Germany as they have been in other countries.
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5. As authoritarian populists gain ground, they increasingly use their power to consolidate control over democratic institutions (AfD institutional gains at the state level).
7. The current shift in U.S. politics could challenge the very foundations of constitutionalism in Europe.
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