The Commission decided to close the procedure and informed the Council and the European Parliament of the withdrawal of its reasonable proposal from 2017.
On May 29, the European Commission officially ended the sanctions procedure for Poland, which imposed sanctions for the country’s failure to comply with EU values. This was reported by the EC press service. European reality.
The Commission considers that in Poland “there is no longer a clear risk of a serious violation of the rule of law” within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union.
“Poland has initiated a number of legislative and non-legislative measures to address the problem of judicial independence, recognized the supremacy of EU law and pledged to comply with all decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human. Rights regarding the rule of law, including the independence of judges,” said the EC.
At the General Affairs Council meeting on May 21, EC Vice-President Vera Jourová held talks with ministers about the situation in Poland. Following this discussion, the Commission decided to close the Article 7 procedure and informed the Council and the European Parliament that it was withdrawing its reasonable proposal from 2017.
“We will continue to work with the Polish authorities to support him in his efforts to uphold the rule of law,” Jourova said.
The Commission will continue to monitor the activities contained in the Action Plan, as well as other measures aimed at promoting the rule of law in Poland, particularly as part of the process of preparing the State of the Rule of Law Report.
As you know, the European Commission introduced a special procedure for Poland in 2017, citing the country’s systematic violations of EU core values. In this regard, Poland is also blocked from paying funds from EU funds.
At the beginning of the year, the EU finally unblocked Poland’s access to 137 billion euros from various EU funds, which Warsaw had previously been unable to receive due to issues of the judicial system and rules of the law.
In April, the European Union transferred funds to Poland in the amount of 27 billion zlotys (6.27 billion euros). This is the highest one-time quota for Warsaw in 20 years of membership in the European Union.
Source: korrespondent
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