In C-769/22 the CJEU, for the first time, finds a self-standing breach of Article 2 TEU and subordinates Article 4(2) TEU to it. The post argues this bypasses the limit of conferral, opens a parallel track to Article 7 TEU, and is unpersuasive on doctrinal and legitimacy grounds.
Benedikt Riedl (Thu,) studied this question.