The European Commission announced on Wednesday (May 29) it decided to close the Article 7 procedure against Poland. The procedure was launched in 2017 over serious concerns regarding the rule of law situation in Poland under the previous government, led by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party.
The European Commission announced in a statement released on Wednesday that it "has decided to close the Article 7(1) TEU procedure for Poland by withdrawing its reasoned proposal that had triggered this procedure in 2017".
The Commission finalised its analysis on the rule of law situation in Poland under Article 7 already on May 6.
Furthermore, the EU executive said it "considers that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland within the meaning of that provision (Article 7 - edit.)".
"Today marks an important day for the rule of law in Poland and in the European Union," said Vera Jourova, the EU Commission Vice-President in charge of Values and Transparency.
"After more than six years, following the positive steps taken by the Polish authorities as well as the strong support expressed by Member States in that respect, we have now closed the Article 7 procedure for Poland," she added.
"We will continue engaging with the Polish authorities to support them in their endeavour to promote the rule of law."
The Commission added it would continue to monitor the measures implemented by the current Polish government.
The procedure under this article against Poland was launched on Dec. 20, 2017.
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