The development marks a further twist in Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.
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Polish president proposes law jailing officials who question his powers
The government condemned his “autocratic” plans.
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Poland requests EU end €1 million daily fines for not implementing European court ruling
The Polish government argues that it has complied with the requirement to close its disciplinary chamber for judges.
Poland violated judge’s rights through “unlawful” disciplinary chamber, finds European court
The Polish government has rejected the ruling, arguing that the European Court of Human Rights “has no competence to rule on whether a court is a court or not”.
European judges bodies seek to keep Poland’s EU funds blocked
The European judges want to “prevent a decision to unblock EU funds for Poland” until concerns over the rule of law are fully addressed.
Polish PM’s advisor asked state TV to attack court that issued negative ruling, according to email leak
TVP subsequently broadcast news reports closely matching the request.
Polish prosecutors investigate if EU judges committed crime when ruling on Poland
Meanwhile, the National Council of the Judiciary has prepared a resolution calling on the CJEU to “suspend activity until doubts as to its independence are resolved”.
EU may “misunderstand system that functions in Poland”, says PM’s chief of staff
Poland’s government has responded to yesterday’s action by the European Commission.
Poland violated judges’ human rights by firing them without explanation, rules ECHR
The judges were among almost 150 removed by the justice minister in 2017.
Judge critical of Polish government barred from returning to work as dispute over judiciary deepens
A “dual legal system” is developing that could cause “tremendous harm in Poland and the EU”, says an analyst.
“We are still cleansing Poland of dirt,” says president ahead of reelection bid
“Certain elements must be removed and replaced with new tissue,” said Duda in an interview with Radio Maryja.
EU launches infringement proceedings against Poland over “political control” of judges
The EU says a tough new disciplinary regime undermines judicial independence and violates European law.
“The courts are destroyed for at least 20 years”: Poland’s Supreme Court chief looks back on her term
Maria Wilczek
In an exclusive interview, Poland’s top justice Małgorzata Gersdorf discusses how Poland’s courts can be fixed.
Poland’s courts struggling to cope with record case load and judicial vacancies: report
New data show a mounting case load for judges.
