The European Commission today decided to close the procedure under art. 7 of the EU Treaty towards Poland. According to the EC, there is no longer a clear violation of the rule of law in Poland.
The Commission considers that there is no longer a clear violation of the rule of law in Poland and has therefore withdrawn its reasoned proposal that initiated this procedure in 2017.
– announced EC spokesperson Eric Mamer after the meeting of the commissioners.
Today, the formalities of something that was previously announced, especially last week, have simply been completed
– he emphasized, referring to the meeting of European Affairs Ministers.
The Vice-President of the European Commission, Viera Jourova, who took part in the event, informed about the Commission’s new positive assessment of the state of the rule of law in Poland.
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Source: wPolityce
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