The government does not recognise the court’s legitimacy and is likely to continue to ignore it.
rule of law
Poland rises in global rule-law-ranking following change in government
“Poland has returned to the group of countries respecting the rule of law,” says the justice minister.
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Rule of law mechanism would be “fatal for EU”, Polish PM tells German newspaper
“That is how the Soviet system looked: fictional independence when in actual fact there was dependence, exploitation and neo-colonialism.”
Five Polish government claims about the EU budget debunked
Szymon Ananicz and Piotr Buras
It has misled the public about the proposed rule-of-law mechanism.
Polish cities switch off lights in protest against government’s EU budget veto
“Without funds, we are left in the dark,” say the mayors.
Brussels “imposing neo-Marxism” and “so-called rule of law” on Poland, warns archbishop
The archbishop of Kraków also identified Berlin and New York as “important centres” trying to “force LGBT ideology” on Poland.
NfP podcast: rule of law and the EU budget – interview with Poland’s deputy foreign minister
Stanley Bill speaks with Paweł Jabłoński.
“Poles won’t be taught democracy by impudent west Europeans,” says minister
“When we entered the European Union, we agreed on certain rules of the game,” said Michał Wójcik.
Polish judge critical of government stripped of immunity by disputed disciplinary chamber
A European Court of Justice judge called the decision “not legal”, given that the ECJ has suspended the disciplinary chamber.
Polish PM likens EU rule-of-law mechanism to communism and repeats budget veto threat
“A European oligarchy that punishes the weaker is not the EU that we joined,” declared Mateusz Morawiecki.
Justice minister calls for Polish veto of EU budget over rule-of-law “enslavement”
Poland cannot accept a “radical reduction of sovereignty”, says Zbigniew Ziobro.
Polish threats to block EU budget over rule of law are empty, say experts
Paweł Wiejski
The prime minister’s letter also points to divisions within the ruling coalition.
Polish ruling party wants German EU official removed over “financial starvation” remarks
The Polish government says the remarks evoke painful memories of World War Two.
European Commission raises concern over rule of law, media pluralism and LGBT rights in Poland
It is the first ever EU-wide report on the rule of law in individual member states.
