Afterwards, the ambassador said only that “the US and Poland share a commitment to the rule of law and judicial independence”.

Afterwards, the ambassador said only that “the US and Poland share a commitment to the rule of law and judicial independence”.
The constitutional court’s decision to introduce a near-total abortion ban was one such ruling.
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The church has recorded the biggest drop in trust since 2017.
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has added Poland to its rule-of-law monitoring procedure.
A discussion of Poland’s position in Europe and the conflict over rule of law.
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Anna Wójcik
Though consistent and seemingly convincing, the government’s justifications for its judicial changes are misleading and often false.
By “travelling to foreign capitals and destroying Poland’s image”, the opposition is “dancing to Putin’s tune”, said Szczerski.
Poland’s score has continued to slide in rankings compiled by US think tanks the Cato Institute and Heritage Foundation.
The CJEU has issued its latest judgement on Poland’s judicial changes.
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Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ruling party hopes its decisive election victory will encourage the EU to put contentious issues such as “rule of law” compliance on the back-burner.
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