Poland, Supreme Court: “EU fines are unconstitutional”

Sentence in Poland The dangers of the collapse of the (bureaucratic) house of cardsEuropean Union And the very fragile political structure in Brussels.

there Constitutional court The Warsaw Parliament defined the penalties imposed by the European justice system for non-compliance with its decisions as “contrary to Polish constitutional law.” The Polish Council, a body subject to government influence which for this reason according to EU leaders “does not meet” the requirements of an independent court, has proven that the fines imposed by EU justice To Poland in the wake of controversial judicial reform and illegal activities of one person Coal mine “It is against the Polish constitution.” It is easy to understand how this case risks exploding far beyond the courtroom into a political bombshell, given the tensions between “Eurosceptics” and “Eurosceptics” and what many (particularly of Europe) fear. PSE And on the side Personal protective equipment More inclined to agree with socialists) possible exploitation of Sovereigns In the next European elections in 2024.

Warsaw and Brussels have been at loggerheads for years over justice reform promoted by Poland’s conservative government led by the PiS party. European government leaders believe that the reforms launched by the Polish executive impede democratic freedom, and Warsaw responds that reform is necessary to eliminate corruption among judges. Brussels had imposed a fine on Poland equal to… million euros per day, then reduced by half, due to non-implementation of a ruling of the European Court of Justice that called for changes in the disciplinary procedures for judges.

The European Court also imposed a ruling on Warsaw A fine of 500 thousand euros daily in 2021 for refusing to comply with an order to close its mine Toro Which produces lignite or lignite. The court’s ruling, which has been postponed several times, was announced as Poland’s parliament prepares to vote on the new conservative government, which is unlikely to get the green light from both chambers. If the conservatives fail to gather as much support as possible, it will be the turn of the pro-European coalition led by Merkel. Donald Tusk (Former President of the Council of the European Union from 2014 to 2019) who has the majority in Parliament to form the government.

Over the years, the Polish Constitutional Court has repeatedly questioned the primacy of Community law over national law. In 2021, then Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro It asked the Court to rule on the compatibility of the interim measures issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union against justice reform and coal mining activities.