On the state of the rule of law in the EU and illiberal tendencies in Hungary, Poland and the case of Slovenia. #EuropeanQuarter ROLAND FREUDENSTEIN – Grew up in West Germany, did his military service at NATO HQ in Belgium and studied political science, economics, Japan studies and international relations in Bonn and Los Angeles. He has worked at the German Council on Foreign Relations, the European Commission in Brussels, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Warsaw and Berlin, the Hamburg State Government and the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. Since October 2021 he is Vice President of GLOBSEC, Central Europe’s biggest think tank, and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels. Podcast European Quarter (orig. Evropska četrt) is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. The project/publication is supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is not responsible for the content of this project/publication, or for any use that may be made of it. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s)/organiser(s) of the project alone. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.