BRUSSELS - The EU Commission has decided to open an
infringement procedure against Poland for the decisions taken by the Constitutional Court
which violate, among other things, the
principle of the primacy of EU law
over that of individual countries.
This was announced by the
EU commissioner for the economy Paolo Gentiloni,
referring to the measures adopted today by the EU executive.
The Commission has decided to open the infringement procedure, Gentiloni explained, due to the
"serious concerns" raised by the decisions of the Polish Constitutional Court
accused of having violated the provisions of the EU Treaty with two of its decisions. "We believe that the Polish Constitutional Court - said the commissioner - no longer meets the requirements of an independent and impartial court" as enshrined in European law and required by the EU Treaty. The EU, added Gentiloni, "is a
community of values founded on law and the rights of Europeans must be protected
regardless of where they live. Poland now has two months to reply to the letter"which was sent to him from Brussels with a request to comply with EU law.
The opening of an infringement procedure against Poland shows that
"the tendency to develop bureaucratic centralism on the part of Brussels is unfortunately continuing and that it must be stopped"
.
This was stated by
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
commenting on the decision taken today by the European executive against Warsaw following the ruling with which the Constitutional Court contested the primacy of EU law over national laws and jurisprudence.