Tag: Rule of law
Union blocks plans to protect the Federal Constitutional Court – politics
For a while it looked as if the traffic light coalition and the Union could agree on a joint project to make the Federal Constitutional Court resilient to crises. Important…
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…
Spain: Is the EU stopping Pedro Sánchez? – Politics
Next week, the European Parliament will probably hold a major debate about the formation of a government in Spain. Manfred Weber, chairman of the European People’s Party, is pushing for…
Rule of law in Poland: The reform of the reform
As of: November 11, 2023 5:14 a.m A new, liberal government in Poland will be faced with the task of reforming the justice system so that it meets European standards…
Russia is now taking action against lawyers for political prisoners – opinion
In the Vladimir Putin state, it doesn’t take much to end up as a political prisoner. Now their defenders are also at risk. Why? Because they are the life insurance…
Verdict against Navalny: In Russia there is a dictatorship of law – opinion
The renewed conviction of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny shows how Russian autocracy works. Vladimir Putin rules with the help of the law, which is stretched in the case of a…
Trump and Johnson: the rule of law beats narcissism – opinion
In the US and UK, the country is reclaiming what the populists Trump and Johnson took from it. On the other hand, to omit this reappraisal for tactical reasons would…
ECJ ruling on judicial reform: Warsaw shrug
As of: 6/6/2023 4:27 a.m As expected, the government in Warsaw reacted to the ECJ ruling on the Polish judicial reform: with a mixture of contempt and outrage. In any…
ECJ ruling: 36 billion and a principle
For Poland, the dispute over an independent judiciary is about a lot of money. For the EU, however, there is more at stake: constitutional values. source site
Repeat offenders: Poland’s troubled relationship with EU law
Status: 05.06.2023 02:41 am In Brussels, everyone agrees: Poland is a repeat offender when it comes to violations of EU law. Today, the ECJ made a landmark ruling on the…