| Author (Person) | Koncewicz, Tomasz Tadeusz |
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| Publisher | WZB Berlin Social Science Center: Center for Global Constitutionalism |
| Series Title | Verfassungsblog |
| Series Details | 16.11.17 |
| Publication Date | 16/11/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Background The European Commission decided on 12 September 2017 to send a Reasoned Opinion to Poland regarding the Polish law on the Ordinary Courts Organisation, following the analysis conducted of the response of the Polish authorities to the Letter of Formal Notice sent in July 2017. The European Commission updated EU foreign ministers ministers on the state of play as regards its dialogue with Poland on the rule of law at the General Affairs Council, Brussels, 25 September 2017. Separately, Polish President Andrzej Duda proposed changes on the 25 September 2017 to the country’s constitution amid the row over sweeping legal reforms that had caused protests at home and warnings from the European Commission. He presented his own versions of the two draft bills that he had refused to sign into law in July 2017. European Commissioner Timmermans said he would 'carefully examine' the Polish President's proposals.The author discusses the ongoing call by what he calls 'Polish authoritarians' in 2017 to fundamentally revise Poland's 1997 Constitution. |
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| Source Link | http://verfassungsblog.de/author/tomasz-tadeusz-koncewicz/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Poland |
