In an era when autocracy and corruption are on the march, the EU proudly proclaims that it stands for democracy and the rule of law. But while most of the bloc’s 28 members can still make that boast without blushing, an anti-democratic rot has set in on its fringes. If it is not treated, the rot will spread to the centre — and could eventually destroy the EU’s claim to be a community of values.
在威權和腐敗大行其道的當今時代，歐盟(EU)自豪地宣稱代表民主和法治。然而，儘管其28個成員國中的多數國家仍可以理直氣壯地做出這一宣示，一股反民主逆流已開始在歐洲邊緣湧動。如果對其置之不理，這股逆流將蔓延至歐洲中心——最終可能摧毀歐盟作爲一個價值觀共同體的定位。
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