ECJ Ruling on Polish Judiciary Independence: Latest News & Analysis

2023-06-05 03:01:25

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will give another ruling on the independence of the judiciary in Poland this Monday (2:30 p.m.). The background is a lawsuit by the EU Commission from 2021, according to which several Polish regulations violate EU law. It is regarding the independence of the Polish judiciary in reviewing EU law and the rights of judges to respect for private life.

Poland’s national-conservative government has been restructuring the judiciary there for years, despite international criticism. The EU Commission has complained several times regarding the reforms. Some decisions were overturned by the ECJ. Because Warsaw refused to implement ECJ rulings, the court finally imposed a fine of one million euros per day. The sentence was halved in the spring because the government has now made some changes to the justice system.

However, new proceedings are already foreseeable: In February, the EU Commission once more sued Poland for violations of EU law by the Polish Constitutional Court.

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