poland: veto law punishing judges for criticism

Earlier January, Commission asked the court to Poland to suspend the workings of Supreme Court's disciplinary chamber.. Council of Europe's, the Venice Commission, between 2016 and 2020 has issued six opinions expressing serious concerns about draft laws pertaining to Poland's..

un / geneva convention

Outside Council, the Foreign Minister of Poland, Jacek Czaputowicz, ers that discussion revealed that international law is not observed, particularly in such places like Syria, Libya, South Sudan, or Ukrainian Donbass... ..

ukraine's new president continues war in donbass

On his day, Security Council rejected Russian request to discuss Donbass by six-to-five vote with four abstentions — the US joined by Britain, France, Germany Belgium and Poland voting against the measure.. Security Council's primary mission is the maintenance of peace and security,..

can nato survive the age of trump and putin?

Washington's balancing act was reflected in the offer of Partnership for Peace status for aspirant members in 1994 and the establishment of Permanent Joint Council between NATO and Russia in 1997.. From Russian perspective, what mattered was the admission of Poland, Hungary and Czech..

1864: the first international

Polish independence had long been touchstone of French movement, and July 1863, Henri Tolain, follower of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, travelled to London with four other delegates to speak at in support of Poland organised by London Trades Council. ..

attacks on women’s rights in poland

In September 2017, Poland's Council of Ministers adopted law introducing centralized agency, National Institute of Freedom-Center for the Development of Civil Society to disbursement of government funding to civil society groups. ..

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Action brought on 24 May 2019 — Republic of Poland European Parliament and Council of European Union .. Applicant Republic of Poland ( represented by B. Defendants European Parliament, Council of European Union. ..

europe's authoritarian equilibrium

In the face of such blatant defiance of EU norms, Commission concluded that there was a clear risk of serious breach of the rule of Poland and asked the national governments in Council of EU to vote on whether they agree. This could lead to the suspension of Poland's voting..

what's left of the union?

By the ratification issue two years hence, With two referendum defeats already, preparations for British referendum suspended, and the prospect of referendum defeats Luxembourg, Czech Republic, and even Poland, European Council seems unlikely to be troubled. ..

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