Rule of Law Crisis in Poland and EU Law Primacy

by name voted on 21.10.2021

Summary

The documents debate whether EU law or the Polish Constitution is supreme, following a controversial ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal.

9 21.10.2021

Other

justice

constitution

human rights

european union

administrative law

public administration

Key points

A major legal dispute has emerged regarding the hierarchy between European Union law and the Polish Constitution.
The European Parliament views the recent decision by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal as an attack on the legal foundations of the EU.
There are calls to suspend EU funding, including recovery and resilience grants, if judicial independence is not restored.
Proponents of the Polish position argue that national courts are the legitimate guardians of their own constitutions.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Speeches

2 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Renew

0:46 min

12. Second voting session

Othmar KARAS

PPE

0:40 min

5. First voting session

Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law

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