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Rule of Law – European Commission launches infringement procedure to safeguard the independence of judges in #Poland

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The European Commission launched an infringement procedure by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to Poland regarding the new law on the judiciary of 20 December 2019, which entered into force on 14 February 2020.

The new law on the judiciary undermines the judicial independence of Polish judges and is incompatible with the primacy of EU law. Moreover, the new law prevents Polish courts from directly applying certain provisions of EU law protecting judicial independence, and from putting references for preliminary rulings on such questions to the Court of Justice. The Polish Government has two months from 29 April to reply to the Letter of Formal Notice.

The full press release is available online.

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