THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Reforming Europe in a time of war

THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 58 the Commission to engage in dialogue with the state where there are threats of a systemic nature, based on the principle of loyal cooperation and via a structured exchange in three phases: an initial one of preliminary assessment on the part of the Commission, followed by a formal opinion in which the state in question is asked to carry out a series of changes and which con- cludes with a set of formal recommendations issued to it by the Commission. If they are not satisfactorily met on time by the state, they allow the Commission Figure 1. Promotion of the rule of law & Prevention of problems Figure 2. Response