Tag: Constitution
ECJ condemns Poland to pay fine
Flags of the EU and Poland The financial sanctions against Poland were requested on September 9th by the EU commission responsible for monitoring the rule of law in the EU.…
An exception rule in the Basic Law would be the right way out
The author Sebastian Dullien is Scientific Director of the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research at the Hans Böckler Foundation. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Over the past week…
How Poland and the EU are approaching escalation
Berlin, Brussels Chaos, lawless spaces and anarchy threaten Poland if the country submits to the rules of the EU – at least that’s what Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.…
According to a court ruling, Poland is threatened with sanctions by von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen In the debate about the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission President announced consequences for the country. (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg In the dispute…
According to a court ruling, Poland is threatened with sanctions by von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen In the debate about the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission President announced consequences for the country. (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg EU Commission President…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
Constitutional lawyers consider the reserve unconstitutional
Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock (both Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Christian Lindner (FDP), from left to right The exploratory paper presented on Friday contains various spending requests – as well…
The role of the Federal Constitutional Court in Polish judgments
I still remember my shock in the early 1990s when a colleague at the London newspaper “The Times” told me that the Eurosceptics were winning the argument. Until then, I…
EU Commission wants to punish Hungary for corruption and dismantling the rule of law
Viktor Orban and Ursula von der Leyen EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen indicated the move weeks ago, but did not give any details. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels After years…
Why only the people can stop the Polexit
Poland against EU law People protest in front of the Polish Constitutional Court. According to a ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court, parts of EU law are incompatible with the…
Doubts about the rule of law: Polish Constitutional Court: EU laws collide with constitution
Seat of the Constitutional Court in Poland The judges have ruled that EU law does not in principle take precedence over national law. (Photo: AP) Warsaw The Polish Constitutional Court…
Poland fears rupture with the EU and is delaying a court decision
Flags of the EU and Poland The judicial reform in Poland has also divided the population there. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Poland is evidently reluctant to let the constitutional conflict with…