On Tuesday 17 April in Luxembourg, the First European Commission Vice President, Frans Timmermans, expressed hopes that the next European Affairs Ministers meeting at the General Affairs Council planned for 14 May would help close the procedure on the rule of law triggered against Poland as part of “Art.7” on 20 December 2017.
Timmermans called on the Polish authorities to make a final effort in this regard. The commissioner had laid the ground work for this possible closure of the...