The initiatives of the Polish authorities regarding the “restoration of the rule of law” in Poland, the issues of Russian responsibility for crimes against Ukraine and the use of frozen Russian assets to support the country – were the topics of discussions between the head from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, and the EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders.
The EU Commissioner for Justice visits Poland; meeting with Attorney General Adam Bodnar; he also spoke with the heads of the Sejm and Senate committees for EU affairs: Michał Koboska and Bogdan Klich. The Commissioner had also planned a meeting with the Minister of EU Affairs, Adam Szłapka.
During the meeting in Warsaw, the head of Polish diplomacy informed the EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, about the latest initiatives of the Polish authorities aimed at restoring the rule of law and constitutional order in Poland.
– said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement.
The priority of the Tusk government
According to the Ministry of Diplomacy, “Sikorski indicated that the European Commission should take into account the determination of the Polish authorities to implement reforms in the context of fully releasing EU funds for Poland.” He stressed that Poland attaches particular importance to the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the rule of law, and that “their implementation is the priority of the current government.”
During the meeting, the sides also discussed the issue of Russian responsibility for international crimes against Ukraine and the need to use frozen Russian assets to support and rebuild the country. Minister Sikorski recalled Poland’s unalterable position that the international community should hold Russia as a state and all individual perpetrators of crimes committed by Russian forces on the territory of Ukraine accountable and force the attacking state to provide cover seek the costs of rebuilding the country it attacked.
– said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In recent years, the European Commission has repeatedly expressed concerns about the state of the rule of law in Poland, especially in the area of the independence of the judiciary in light of changes in the functioning of the National Council of the Judiciary. Judiciary and the appointment of judges; It was also ruled, among other things, that the Constitutional Court did not meet the requirements of an independent judge.
Taking steps by Poland to remedy the situation has become a condition for the disbursement of National Reconstruction Plan funds – EU funds in the form of grants and low-interest loans paid to Member States for post-crisis reconstruction in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The value of the Polish KPO is 59.8 billion euros (34.5 billion euros in loans and 25.3 billion euros in grants).
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Source: wPolityce