In their plenary session on Thursday 1 March, MEPs approved the decision taken by the European Commission on 20 December to launch a so-called Article 7 procedure against Poland for its non-respect of the rule of law.
Voting by 422 votes in favour to 147 against with 48 abstentions, MEPs reiterated their call, which was previously formulated in the civil liberties committee (see EUROPE 11949), to consider Poland as a country at risk of violating the values of the EU. They call on the...