On Thursday, the Polish Sejm passed a draft amendment to the country s Criminal Code. Legal experts, including the Commissioner for Human Rights, have criticized it for being excessively repressive . Should the new bill become law, it would constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has forced the EU to deal with three major problems it had long avoided. The bloc can only shape the global order if it upholds the rule of law at home.
Poland has announced its plans to fine Big Tech companies whenever they censor legal free speech. Under the new law put in place by Polish authorities, a freedom of speech council will be [.]