The plans will help ensure “stability and legal security for citizens”, says the justice ministry.
The plans will help ensure “stability and legal security for citizens”, says the justice ministry.
Daniel Tilles & Stanley Bill
Though derided by critics as Kaczyński’s “pen”, Duda leaves office as Poland’s most-trusted politician.
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The fines have so far amounted to €526 million (2.4 billion zloty) since being imposed in November 2021.
It is the first time in history that Poland has refused to comply with such measures, notes the European Court of Human Rights.
Polish banks’ shares fell after the opinion was published.
“Some of the Brussels elite” are trying to expand the EU’s competencies, adds the Polish government’s spokesman.
President Andrzej Duda can sign the bill into law, veto it, or send it to the constitutional court for assessment.
The trio accuse Piotr Schab – a key figure in the government’s overhaul of the judiciary – of abusing his powers.
Aleks Szczerbiak
The dispute with Brussels offers both dangers and opportunities for the ruling party.
The legislation is intended to meet the European Union’s demands and unlock billions in frozen funds.
The legislation “fulfils the key milestones indicated by the European Commission” for Poland to unlock its frozen funds, says the government.
Małgorzata Gersdorf, who led the Supreme Court from 2014 to 2020, has been a prominent critic of the government’s overhaul of the judiciary.
The three judges refused to sit alongside colleagues appointed after the government overhauled the judicial nomination body.
The Constitutional Tribunal contains improperly appointed judges who “infected it with unlawfulness”, finds the Supreme Administrative Court.