Tag: Judicial reform in Poland
Poland: Germany’s Federal Minister of Justice visits Warsaw – Politics
“There is no competition as to who is first.” Marco Buschmann modestly admits that it is actually more or less a coincidence that he, of all people, is now the…
Poland: Constitutional Court declares media reforms invalid – politics
The dispute over public media in Poland continues. On Thursday, Poland’s Constitutional Court declared the changes initiated by Culture Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz unconstitutional. Such a verdict was expected. President Andrzej…
EU: Donald Tusk as anti-Orbán – politics
Europe is not about money, but about values, said Donald Tusk in Brussels. The 66-year-old spoke in Polish, but the observers didn’t actually need a translation to understand the old…
Poland: It was just too much
The PiS and its leader Jarosław Kaczyński have exaggerated the level of division – and Donald Tusk was apparently able to make it clear to most voters how threatened democracy…
ECJ: Judicial reform in Poland violates EU law – Politics
The European Union and Poland have been at odds for years. The right-wing conservative government in Warsaw has gradually restructured the judiciary in its favor and curtailed its independence. The…
Nazi crimes: Poland’s government brings reparations into play – opinion
The German crimes from 1939 to 1945 are rightly unforgotten in Poland. But the fact that the nationalist government in Warsaw is now bringing reparations into play is based on…
The EU Commission apparently considers Poland’s judicial reform to be insufficient – Politics
The EU Commission considers the latest changes to the Polish judicial system to be insufficient to dispel doubts about compliance with rule of law standards. The payment of funds from…
Poland: Government in dispute over judicial reform – Politics
So now Poland is getting money from the EU after all – for the care of the almost three million refugees in the country. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced this…
ECJ ruling: EU may cut payments to Poland and Hungary – Politics
Hungary and Poland may face high financial losses because, according to the EU Commission, the rule of law is being undermined there. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has cleared…
EU rule of law mechanism: Poland and Hungary lose before the ECJ – politics
According to a ruling by the ECJ, the Commission can withhold money from member states that violate the principles of the rule of law. The two governments that are viewed…