Renew Europe MEPs welcomed on 8 April the ruling of the European Court of Justice that Poland should immediately suspend the powers of a Supreme Court chamber created to discipline judges, since it is not independent.

Over one week since the Hungarian Government acted to close its Parliament and implement draconian measures for an unlimited period, Renew Europe still awaits a coherent and forceful stance from the European Commission and swift action from the Council.

Michal Šimečka MEP, shadow rapporteur for the Article 7(1) TEU procedure in relation to Poland reacted to today’s ruling:

“I welcome the Court’s interim ruling on the disciplinary regime for judges in Poland. It represents an important milestone in ensuring that common standards of judicial independence are enforced throughout the Union. The Member States remain competent for organising their judicial systems, but they have to respect the rule of law when doing so. The European Union was built on a shared tradition of constitutional principles – governments and citizens must urgently realise that even one or two Member States abandoning them would erode the foundations of the EU as a whole.”

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