On Tuesday 20 July, the European Commission has empowered the Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, to force Poland to comply with the EU Court of Justice judgment requiring the suspension of the disciplinary regime for Polish judges, alongside the presentation of the second annual Rule of law report (see other news).
This judgment was challenged by the Polish Constitutional Court, which declared the Court of Justice's judgment to be incompatible with the Polish Constitution (see EUROPE 12763/7).
Should Poland not confirm by 16 August that it has implemented the court ruling, the European Commission will “launch an infringement proceeding”, which once again carries the threat of financial penalties, said Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s Vice-President for Values and Transparency, on Tuesday. “Poland must inform us how it is implementing this judgment”.
On Tuesday, the Vice-President noted that EU law takes precedence over Polish law. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)