Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next?
<p>Considering the overwhelming evidence of a deliberate governmental strategy of systematically undermining all checks and balances in Poland as well the uncooperative behaviour of Polish authorities, the Commission has been left with no other choice but to trigger the Article 7 mechanism. Ev...
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| description | <p>Considering the overwhelming evidence of a deliberate governmental strategy of systematically undermining all checks and balances in Poland as well the uncooperative behaviour of Polish authorities, the Commission has been left with no other choice but to trigger the Article 7 mechanism. Even if there is no realistic chance of seeing the Council adopting sanctions against Poland, this step would finally oblige national governments, meeting in the Council, to face up to their own responsibilities. </p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0f5559543ad4832a6d555053bcd86202022-12-22T01:53:58ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next?Laurent Pech<p>Considering the overwhelming evidence of a deliberate governmental strategy of systematically undermining all checks and balances in Poland as well the uncooperative behaviour of Polish authorities, the Commission has been left with no other choice but to trigger the Article 7 mechanism. Even if there is no realistic chance of seeing the Council adopting sanctions against Poland, this step would finally oblige national governments, meeting in the Council, to face up to their own responsibilities. </p> https://verfassungsblog.de/systemic-threat-to-the-rule-of-law-in-poland-what-should-the-commission-do-next/Art. 7 TEU, EU rule of law framework, Illiberal Democracy, Sanctions |
| spellingShingle | Laurent Pech Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? Verfassungsblog Art. 7 TEU, EU rule of law framework, Illiberal Democracy, Sanctions |
| title | Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? |
| title_full | Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? |
| title_fullStr | Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? |
| title_short | Systemic Threat to the Rule of Law in Poland: What should the Commission do next? |
| title_sort | systemic threat to the rule of law in poland what should the commission do next |
| topic | Art. 7 TEU, EU rule of law framework, Illiberal Democracy, Sanctions |
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