“Poland has returned to the group of countries respecting the rule of law,” says the justice minister.

“Poland has returned to the group of countries respecting the rule of law,” says the justice minister.
Krzysztof Mularczyk
In many areas – such as social, economic, defence and migration policy – it differs very little in style and substance.
We are an independent, nonprofit media outlet, funded through the support of our readers.
If you appreciate the work we do, please consider helping us to continue and expand it.
The same chamber is due to rule on 11 January on the validity of the October parliamentary elections.
Ursula von der Leyen said she “welcomes [Tusk’s] commitment to put the rule of law at the top of the government agenda”.
European Union flags have also returned to the justice ministry building.
A member of Poland’s incoming ruling coalition called the ruling “the final chord in PiS’s war against the EU”.
Brussels has until now withheld funds over rule-of-law concerns, but the new money comes from a separate part of the package.
The move would allow judges appointed under the rule of the PiS party to adopt resolutions independently.
The measures in question were made as part of the PiS government’s contested overhaul of the judiciary.
Politicians and media linked to Poland’s ruling party say Tusk’s remarks prove the EU is using the rule of law as a pretext to change the government in Warsaw.
The EU Commission’s complaint concerns two rulings issued by the Constitutional Tribunal that found parts of EU law to be inconsistent with the Polish constitution.
The Council of Europe’s experts found the law to be “fundamentally flawed” and a threat to this year’s elections.
A deputy minister in Poland’s government says that the ruling by “politicised EU judges” is “meaningless”.
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Poland to pay judge Igor Tuleya €30,000 in compensation.