Today (23 February), a European Parliament delegation ended its three-day visit to Poland, where MEPs met politicians, judges, civil society and journalists, to assess the rule of law situation. MEPs collected first-hand information about Parliament’s long-standing concerns, with a particular focus on the independence of the judiciary, the state of fundamental rights, and media freedom. […]
MEPs in Poland on fact-finding mission on rule of law following ECJ ruling on legality of conditionality mechanism to refuse EU funds on breaches of rule of law
A European Parliament delegation will travel to Warsaw this week to look into the rule of law situation in Poland, in the framework of the ongoing Article 7 procedure, AFCO LIBE. Ten MEPs from the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Affairs committees will be in Poland from today (21 February) to 23 February. During their visit, […]
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