Which EU Institution still Cares about "European Values" in Practice?

A Continued Denial of Reality

Abstract

Business as usual at the EU level – they confer, decide on something -  and no sooner has the ink dried on the signatures to the agreements than no one cares any more or they argue about how something is meant and should be implemented in practice. Even in the second half of 2022, no further regulations were passed and the “package” on the CEAS, which has been on the table since September 2020, was not brought forward. Perhaps this standstill is even a good thing, because other than “defence against illegal immigration”, repatriation, border procedures, border management and “dismantling smuggling networks” was and is not on the agenda anyway. Human rights? European values? Topics for Sunday speeches.