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EU-supported judges vs parliamentary sovereignty in Poland

Partenaire July 15, 2023

Using financial blackmail against the net beneficiaries of the EU budget in former Eastern Europe, EU institutions are gradually imposing the principle of primacy of European Court of Justice rulings over the EU-27's national constitutions. An article published originally on Sovereignty.pl. To…

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Poland: “Stop LGBT” bill to be debated in Sejm

The Editorial Board October 21, 2021

Poland – Presented by a foundation named Życie i Rodzina (Life and Family), the “Stop LGBT” citizens’ bill, which has been signed by 140,000 voters, will be examined by MPs in a first reading on 28 and 29 October. LGBT demands incompatible…

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Polish Constitutional Tribunal defends democracy and rule of law against ECJ

Olivier Bault October 11, 2021

Poland – The 7 October ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court has caused a stir, especially among those who would like to pursue European integration bypassing the democratically ratified treaties, and disinformation was rife in the European media in the aftermath of…

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ECJ encourages Polish judges to rebel against parliamentary democracy and to recognize only its own authority

Olivier Bault March 5, 2021

For the second time in a short while, a decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has led to a referral to the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, which will be asked to define the limits of national sovereignty. Poland - The Polish…

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Polish Conservatives push for reform of justice

Olivier Bault July 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - It was a promise and the project had been announced more than a year ago: the PiS is trying to quickly impose three major reforms of the Polish judicial system. The first concerns the appointment of presidents of…