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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…

Politics

Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 3)

Olivier Bault January 12, 2022

Hungarian Constitutional Court says national authorities must make up for EU inaction on immigration — Part 1: Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ Part 2: EU case law vs national constitution: rulings…

Society

Árpád Szakács: Rejecting compulsory vaccination is more important than any ideological conflict today

The Editorial Board December 20, 2021

Hungary - A figurehead in the cultural war led by Viktor Orbán against progressive domination, journalist and editor Árpád Szakács has for several years received honours from institutions close to the-powers-that-be, from the media to foundations. But the rising star of the…

Society

Ideological disqualification versus argument: the Hungarian case

Simon-Pál Schümmer July 13, 2021

Hungary – The Hungarian law on paedophilia and the protection of children concerning sexuality, which was passed by the unicameral Országház (Hungarian parliament) on 15 June, has been written about extensively and has caused heated debate. There have been countless reactions from…

Politics

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…

Politics

Poland – Harsh blow for the liberal opposition and the European Commission

Olivier Bault August 7, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The liberal opposition and the European Commission, which speak of the rule of law being violated in Poland, have lost their main argument. This argument consisted of claiming that the Polish Constitutional Court had lost…

Society

Poland and Czech Republic against the European directive on gun control

Olivier Bault June 30, 2016

European Union - The EU response to the deadly bombings in Paris and Brussels? Further restrict access to guns for honest citizens. Because Islamists and bandits provide anyway automatic weapons on the black market and this one isn't affected by the new…