The European Commission's spokesman Margaritis Schinas said on Monday that by Friday's injunction issued against the implementation of the Polish Supreme Court law, the European Court of Justice shared the commission's view that the Polish law is incompatible with the EU law.
"We have acknowledged the ECJ's decision to issue temporary measures to freeze the implementation of the new law on the Polish Supreme Court. The EU commission is ready continue the dialogue regarding the rule of law, which remains the commission's preferred method of solving the issue of systemic threat to the rule of law in Poland," said Margaritis Schinas.
He added that the ECJ's decision takes "immediate effect" and is a response to the commission's motion regarding the issue.
"The ECJ enforced the commission's view that the Polish law is incompatible with the EU law, as it undermines the rule of judicial independence," he stressed and pointed out that the ECJ will hand down a ruling in Poland's case at a later stage.
Schinas was also asked if the commission is expecting any response from Warsaw in that regard. He replied that he wasn't aware of any communication between the comission and Polish authorities over the weekend.
The EU's top court's decision came after Warsaw pressed ahead this month with changes to its Supreme Court despite the country's Administrative Court saying the process of appointing new judges should be halted.
Many Polish judges have been forced into early retirement by new laws pushed through parliament.
The EU, international judicial organizations and rights groups have all denounced this as political meddling that undermines the fundamental democratic principle of the independence of courts.
Consequently, the EU opened punitive procedures against Warsaw under Article 7 of its treaties, which could in theory lead to Poland losing their voting rights in the EU.
Polish authorities say they will appeal against an order by the European Union's top court to suspend an overhaul of the country's Supreme Court and reinstate judges forced into early retirement.
The injunction issued by the European Court of Justice, however, carries no right of appeal.
The EU's top court's decision came after Warsaw pressed ahead this month with changes to its Supreme Court despite the country's Administrative Court saying the process of appointing new judges should be halted. Many Polish judges have been forced into early retirement by new laws pushed through parliament. The EU, international judicial organizations and rights groups have all denounced this as political meddling that undermines the fundamental democratic principle of the independence of courts. Consequently, the EU opened punitive procedures against Warsaw under Article 7 of its treaties, which could in theory lead to Poland losing their voting rights in the EU. Polish authorities say they will appeal against an order by the European Union's top court to suspend an overhaul of the country's Supreme Court and reinstate judges forced into early retirement. The injunction issued by the European Court of Justice, however, carries no right of appeal. (http://www.tvn24.pl)
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