{"id":5044,"date":"2022-05-18T17:12:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaj.iaj-uim.org\/solidarity-news-and-statement-about-poland\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T11:42:07","slug":"solidarity-news-and-statement-about-poland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eaj.iaj-uim.org\/fr\/solidarity-news-and-statement-about-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarit\u00e9, Nouvelles et D\u00e9clarations concernant la Pologne"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5044\" class=\"elementor elementor-5044 elementor-4784\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-293074a0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"293074a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e333b6f\" data-id=\"3e333b6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18d754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9d429b animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7d9d429b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-724d2e33\" data-id=\"724d2e33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7fe4e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a7fe4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pologne<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadc37c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aadc37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solidarit\u00e9, Nouvelles et D\u00e9clarations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a0d014 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a0d014\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc86cc1\" data-id=\"cc86cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a895cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a895cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00edfc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00edfc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efa59a0\" data-id=\"efa59a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0560bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0560bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thursday, August 29<sup>th<\/sup> 2024<\/span><\/p><p>The four\u00a0<strong>European associations and organisations of Judges<\/strong>\u00a0(EAJ, Medel, AEAJ, Judges for Judges) published a press release on Poland.<\/p><p>The organisations are appealing to the\u00a0<strong>European Court of Justice<\/strong>\u00a0against the first instance order refusing them standing to challenge the Council\u2019s approval of the\u00a0<strong>Polish Recovery and Resilience Plan<\/strong>.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-28-Appeal-Summary-for-Press-Release.pdf\">Press release<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ea024 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ea024\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdaf69f\" data-id=\"fdaf69f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79673f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79673f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday, May 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02023<\/span><\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>EAJ Board<\/strong>\u00a0signed a letter to express strong concern in connection with the\u00a0<strong>Polish Government<\/strong>\u2019s refusal to enforce particular judgements of the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p><p>The lettes was sent\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EAJ-ECHR-enforcement-letter-to-CM.pdf\">Letter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffcfdb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffcfdb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8916c10\" data-id=\"8916c10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166bcec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166bcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Thursday, Feb 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02023<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>The European Commissioner of Justice,\u00a0<strong>Mr. Reynders<\/strong>, sent a reply to the statement, signed by the 4 European Associations of Judges and Prosecutors, in support of\u00a0<strong>Polish Judges<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cd617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23cd617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JudicialAssociations-PLupdated.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Reply<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5874f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5874f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eaj.iaj-uim.org\/poland-statement-of-the-platform\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Previous news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41964ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"41964ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff124d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff124d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a28d60\" data-id=\"1a28d60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b642442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b642442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wednesday, September 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>\n\n\nOn <strong>21st September 2022<\/strong>, during the closing ceremony of the 64th annual meeting of the IAJ in Tel Aviv, our Polish colleague, <strong>Krystian Markiewicz<\/strong>, President of the Polish association of Judges, was awarded the <strong>IAJ judicial independence prize<\/strong>, for his fight in defence of judicial independence.\n<p><p>\nOn the same day the Judicial Independence award was given to Guatemalan Judge Erika Aifan and to our Turkish colleague Murat Arslan.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bca87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9bca87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/speech-Polish-Krystian-Markiewicz.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">His speech<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b9d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12b9d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tJ-D2aYErozaDa2_2eGuMUkwnNn-TqVx\/view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c8b5c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4c8b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f37b1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f37b1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50fb02f\" data-id=\"50fb02f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7e5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f7e5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday, August 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>Hereinafter the Press Releases, in different languages, concerning a <strong>lawsuit against the EU Council<\/strong> over its decision to unblock Recovery and Resilience funds.\n<p>\nThe lawsuit has been lodged today before the Court of Justice of the European Union for <strong>Poland<\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e584ff elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5e584ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-EN.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">English<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-FR.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">French<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-IT.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Italian<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-DE.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">German<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-ES.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spanish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-PT.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Portuguese<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-PL.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Polish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PRESS-RELEASE-PL.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Croatian<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b8444 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6b8444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e50276c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e50276c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8725d8\" data-id=\"b8725d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc154fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc154fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, June 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>Today the\u00a0<strong>Platform<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, represented by the Presidents of the\u00a0<strong>4 main European Associations of Judges<\/strong>\u00a0(Association of European Administrative Judges, AEAJ; the European Association of Judges, EAJ; Judges for Judges and Magistrates Europ\u00e9ens pour la D\u00e9mocratie et les Libert\u00e9s, MEDEL)<\/span>, sent a letter to the\u00a0<strong>french presidency<\/strong>, regarding the situation in\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Hereinafter the letter:<br \/>in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lettre-ouverte-Pr%C3%A9sident-Macron_EN.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">English<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lettre-ouverte-Pr%C3%A9sident-Macron.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">French<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4452d10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4452d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a614c4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a614c4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c4ccf1\" data-id=\"4c4ccf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd65ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd65ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Monday, May 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>Today a statement of the <strong>Platform<\/strong> in support of the Polish judges letter and the Polish judges letter of five associations of Polish judges, were spread to the members of the EAJ group and to relevant international and European authorities:<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EAJ_Platfom_Statement_30.05.2022.pdf\">Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Iustitia-Co-Letter-EU-COMM.-27.05.22-final.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d22c5f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d22c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c4377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c4377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cff7c4\" data-id=\"7cff7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b187c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b187c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Friday, May 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>On the occasion of recent developments in\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>\u00a0where Polish Parliament \u201cSeim\u201d\u00a0decided to renew the mandate and elect a new National Council of the Judiciary, the\u00a0<strong>Board of the EAJ<\/strong>, issued a statement.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EAJ-Statement-on-Poland.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e20519 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e20519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6070619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6070619\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07110a4\" data-id=\"07110a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed30c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed30c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, May 9<sup>th<\/sup> 2022<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>On\u00a0<strong>May 26-27, 2022,<\/strong>\u00a0an International Conference will take place at the University of Silesia, in Poland: in Katowice (first day) and the Jagiellonian University (second day).<\/p><p>The title is: <strong>\u00ab\u00a0THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CASE STUDY AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The Conference is organized as part of a project conducted by the University of Silesia Interdisciplinary Center for Judicial Studies.<\/p><p>Among the Conference partners is<strong>\u00a0SPP \u201cIustitia<\/strong>\u201d, our Polish member.<\/p><p>The Conference will be attended by foreign grant partners and experts (Vilnius University, Law School of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Compultense University in Madrid, University of Bergen) . <strong>The President of the IAJ, Mr. Jos\u00e9 Igreja Matos<\/strong>\u00a0 will attend, as well.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FINAL-PROGRAM-ENG-6.5.2022.pdf\"><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EN-information-about-conference.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">More information<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79d993 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b79d993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f64a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f64a44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2b51c4\" data-id=\"a2b51c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8069c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8069c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Monday, May 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>EAJ assembly<\/strong>, gathered in\u00a0<strong>Porto<\/strong>\u00a0(Portugal) on\u00a0<strong>April 29<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/strong>, adopted a declaration on\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>.<\/p><p>You can find the <span style=\"color: #333333;\">declaration here:<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EAJ-Resolution-on-Poland.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Declaration<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e9cf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"04e9cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbb9e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbb9e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df2306\" data-id=\"2df2306\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad681b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ad681b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Saturday, <\/em><em>April <\/em><em>30<sup>th<\/sup> 2022<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>On April 29th, the IAJ received a letter\u00a0\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>Vice-President V\u011bra Jourov\u00e1<\/strong>\u00a0in reply to an\u00a0<strong>EAJ statement<\/strong>\u00a0concerning a case of disciplinary liability of judges in\u00a0<strong>Poland.<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter the letter:<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Reply-to-Eur.Association-of-Judges.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c6d04 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9c6d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c067006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c067006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a484915\" data-id=\"a484915\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c133ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c133ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thursday, March 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">On\u00a0<strong>30th March 2022<\/strong>\u00a0the President of the IAJ,\u00a0<strong>Mr. Jos\u00e9 Igreja Matos<\/strong>\u00a0and the President of the EAJ,\u00a0<strong>Mr. Duro Sessa<\/strong>, attended the event\u00a0<strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>The March of a Thousand Gowns two years later\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>organised by\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the Polish member of the IAJ,\u00a0<strong>IUSTITIA.<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>The main theme of the event was the: \u201c<em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sovereignty and rule of law<\/span>\u00a0<span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span>\u00a0<span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the role of the courts in post<\/span>\u2013<\/em><em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">pandemic era\u201d<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p>Hereinafter the speeches:<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jose%CC%81-Igreja-Matos-The-March-of-a-Thousand-Gowns-two-years-later.pdf\">Speech President Matos<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Duro-Sessa-The-March-of-a-Thousand-Gowns.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Speech President Sessa<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b79d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76b79d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5791012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5791012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15451de\" data-id=\"15451de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5251f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5251f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday, March 4<sup>th<\/sup> 2022<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Board of the EAJ<\/strong>\u00a0(European Association of Judges) addressed a letter to some international authorities concerning its concerns about the latest developments in\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>\u00a0and in particular the new legislative developments.<\/p><p>Hereinafter the letter:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EAJ-letter-to-EU-7.3.22-Poland.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608700f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"608700f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-076dfaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"076dfaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2299675\" data-id=\"2299675\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fe82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fe82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thursday, February 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>On 9th February 2022, the President of the European Association of Judges,\u00a0<strong>Mr. Duro Sessa<\/strong>, signed a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/STATEMENT-Pres.EAJ-9.2.22-1.pdf\">Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0concerning a case of disciplinary liability of judges in\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the Statement the EAJ urges the European Commission and the Council of Europe to use all means to bring the Polish authorities to accept their obligations and, in particular, to ensure that the decisions of the Court of Justice and European Court for Human Rights are respected. In particular, the EAJ emphasizes the principle according to which a judge should not be subjected to a disciplinary proceeding for decisions he or she has taken in the exercise of his or her duties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e0c74 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0e0c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d025c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d025c53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad24061\" data-id=\"ad24061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fe979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7fe979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, December 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>The Polish Senior Judge\u2019s Home Foundation established an <strong>Aid Fund to provide support for judges<\/strong> who have been suspended from adjudicating for defending the rule of law in Poland.<\/p><p>Hereinafter a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Poland_Fund-in-support-of-Judges.pdf\">Letter<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0for further details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0495599 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0495599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c0a15a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c0a15a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc5ae8b\" data-id=\"fc5ae8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d9ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4d9ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, November 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>On Saturday,\u00a0<strong>November 13th<\/strong>\u00a0(the International Day of Kindness), judges\u00a0from the\u00a0<strong>Polish Judges Association \u201cIUSTITIA\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and prosecutors\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>Prosecutors\u2019 Association Lex Super Omnia<\/strong>\u00a0started their unique action: the Polish National Hybrid Run of Support for Afghan\u00a0Lawyers. During the campaign \u2013 lasting until November 28th (a day commemorating the acquisition of voting rights by women in Poland) \u2013 judges, prosecutors and active citizens take part in\u00a0<strong>organized or individual races to support Afghan lawyers and their families<\/strong>\u00a0already in Poland.\u00a0To take part in the race, you must register and pay the registration fee. Half of the fee goes to the fund for assistance to Afghan lawyers specially created for this purpose by the Association of Polish Judges IUSTITIA. In return, the participants of the race receive a T-shirt specially designed for this event, a commemorative medal and a starting number. As part of the campaign, the participant is\u00a0<strong>obliged to cover a minimum of 3 kilometers<\/strong>\u00a0of the route during a joint run organized in many places in Poland or in individual time. Participants are allowed to choose whether they want to run, march, nordic-walking or just walk the distance. At the time of the opening of the campaign, 400 participants had already been registered, many of whom took part in the opening runs organized in Warsaw, Cracow, Wroc\u0142aw, Gdynia, Koszalin, Olsztyn, Przemy\u015bl and O\u017car\u00f3w.\u00a0Running events are organized in the following days also in other cities (here below a map of events already planned).\u00a0<strong>On November 28, 2021, the grand finale<\/strong>\u00a0of the action is planned. The money collected in this way is intended for housing and in-kind assistance for Afghan lawyers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da3339 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4da3339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecb334d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecb334d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce8e41c\" data-id=\"ce8e41c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f60e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f60e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday, October 29<sup>th<\/sup> 2021<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>ENCJ Votes to Expel Polish Council for the Judiciary (KRS)<\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">On\u00a0<strong>28 October 2021<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>ENCJ<\/strong>\u00a0General Assembly gathered in Vilnius to discuss the position of the\u00a0<strong>Polish National Judicial Council<\/strong>, the KRS, in the ENCJ.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>In September 2018 the ENCJ suspended the membership of the KRS and the KRS was\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">stripped of its voting rights and excluded from participation in ENCJ activities. After that decision the ENCJ Board stayed in contact with the KRS and monitored the situation. The Board felt however that after\u00a0<\/span>the suspension no improvements in the functioning of the KRS have been noted. And in effect, the situation further deteriorated. Therefore the Board decided to<a href=\"https:\/\/pgwrk-websitemedia.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/production\/pwk-web-encj2017-p\/EGA%20Vilnius%202021\/ENCJ%20EB%20propsal%20to%20expel%20KRS%20.pdf\">\u00a0<strong>propose to expel the KRS<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from the Association.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It is a condition of ENCJ membership, that institutions are independent of the executive and legislature and ensure the final responsibility for the support of the judiciary in the independent delivery of justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The ENCJ has found that that the KRS does not comply with this statutory rule anymore. The KRS does not safeguard the independence of the Judiciary, it does not to defend the Judiciary, or individual judges, in a manner consistent with its role as guarantor, in the face of any measures which threaten to compromise the core values of independence and autonomy.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Therefore today the ENCJ General Assembly voted to expel the KRS.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VILNIUS-Sessa_29.10.2021.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Speech<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the President of the European Association of Judges (EAJ),\u00a0<strong>Mr Duro Sessa<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Further information available\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.encj.eu\/node\/605\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e664bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e664bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9680266 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9680266\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4131aab\" data-id=\"4131aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fa6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1fa6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, October 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>EU court fines Poland 1 mln euros per day in rule of law row<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">Poland must pay 1 million euros a day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union\u2019s top court said on Wednesday, in the latest episode of a clash over the rule of law with implications for Warsaw\u2019s future ties with the bloc. The long-running conflict over Poland\u2019s judicial reforms that the bloc says undermine the independence of the courts deepened this year, raising questions over the future place of the EU\u2019s largest eastern member in the union.<\/p><p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">\u201cIn the ruling issued today, the Vice-President of the Tribunal obliged Poland to pay\u2026a penalty payment of EUR 1 million per day, counting from the date on which this ruling was delivered to Poland,\u201d the statement from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) read.<\/p><p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Poland has said it will abolish the chamber as part of broader reforms, but has not yet presented detailed plans.<\/p><p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Further information available in the following web site:<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/eu-top-court-orders-poland-pay-1-million-euros-day-rule-law-row-2021-10-27\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/eu-top-court-orders-poland-pay-1-million-euros-day-rule-law-row-2021-10-27\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7e497 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c7e497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bafab96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bafab96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d878048\" data-id=\"d878048\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b62c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b62c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday, October 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Poland: letter from Commissioner Reynders<\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The European Commissioner of Justice,\u00a0<strong>Mr Reynders<\/strong>, sent a reply to the letter from the 4 European Associations of Judges and Prosecutors about the recent developments in\u00a0<strong>Poland<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EAJ-PL-CJEU-rulings.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Letter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6353d5c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6353d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbb559e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbb559e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a806b54\" data-id=\"a806b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05df9b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05df9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, October 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Nobel Peace Price<\/strong><\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Nobel Peace Price<\/strong>\u00a0was awarded last Friday. CNN reported that one of the possible candidates was\u00a0<strong>Polish Judges Association Iustitia<\/strong>\u00a0(member of the IAJ).<\/p><p>For more information:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2021-03-01\/329-candidates-for-2021-nobel-peace-prize\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2021-03-01\/329-candidates-for-2021-nobel-peace-prize<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334fb7e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"334fb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a096b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a096b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6f98cb\" data-id=\"d6f98cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015520b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"015520b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"content-news-time\">Monday, October 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Poland: statement and letter of EAJ President<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Different Polish judges\u2019 associations issued a<strong>\u00a0Statement<\/strong>\u00a0entitled \u201eCommon position of judges and prosecutors\u201c, while the President of the European Judges Association (EAJ), Mr Duro Sessa,\u00a0 sent a\u00a0<strong>letter of support<\/strong>\u00a0to \u201eIustitia\u201c, the Polish member association of the IAJ.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Common-position-of-judges-and-prosecutors-9.10.2021.pdf\">Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EAJ-letter-of-suport-10.10.21.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Letter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23339ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23339ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b862f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b862f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce3cfc5\" data-id=\"ce3cfc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479333b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479333b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, September 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Iustitia anniversary celebrations<\/strong><\/p><p>On \u00a0September 17-19, Iustitia, the Polish member of the IAJ, held its anniversary celebrations in Gda\u0144sk. The President of the IAJ, Mr Igreja Matos, together with Honorary President Pagone attended the event.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Poland-Speech-Jose%CC%81-Igreja-Matos.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Speech President Igreja Matos<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p>The Presidency Committee and the General Secretariat of the IAJ thank Iustitia for this invitation and warm reception.<\/p><p>For more information:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Report-on-IUSTITIA-Anniversary-celebrations-17-19-Sep.-2021-1.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Report of Mr Bogdan Jedrys<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7581f1d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7581f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b5da83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b5da83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-404c50c\" data-id=\"404c50c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81952fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81952fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, July 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Letter on Poland of the four European Associations of Judges and Prosecutors<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, 20 of July,\u00a0\u00a0the four European most important judicial associations, namely the European Association of Judges\u2013EAJ, Judges for Judges, the European Association of Administrative Judges and MEDEL, drafted a letter \u00a0as regards the recent developments in Poland related with the judiciary.<\/p><p>The letter was sent to Ms. Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council and to Mr. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Poland-letter-European-Assoc-of-Judges_-20-July-2021.pdf\">Letter (English)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Poland-letter_Polish-version_July-2021-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Letter (Polish)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d209377 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d209377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06e8083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06e8083\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72728f2\" data-id=\"72728f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee654f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee654f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, July 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Statement of IUSTITIA<\/strong><\/p><p>Some days ago the National Board of the Polish Judges Association \u201cIustitia\u201d adopted the following statement:<\/p><p>\u201cThe National Board of the Polish Judges Association \u201cIustitia\u201d resolution on the waiver of the immunity and suspension of judge J\u00f3zef Iwulski the President of the Labour and the Social Security Chamber of the Supreme Court, by the illegal Disciplinary Chamber<\/p><p>Today, three former prosecutors Ma\u0142gorzata Bednarek, Jaros\u0142aw Du\u015b and Adam Roch, appointed by the politicized National Council of the Judiciary and the President of the Republic of Poland to the Disciplinary Chamber located in the Supreme Court building, have made an unlawful decision to waive the immunity and suspend J\u00f3zef Iwulski the President of the Supreme Court.<\/p><p>The pretext for this is the case in which Judge J\u00f3zef Iwulski ruled 40 years ago. The real goal to achieve is to eliminate him and to take over the cases recognized by the Supreme Court by persons interested in the outcome of the cases, in which they were sued to establish that those persons were illegally appointed to the posts of Supreme Court judges. It is in these cases that the Chamber of the Supreme Court, headed by President J\u00f3zef Iwulski, asked the Court of Justice of the European Union with legal questions, and the effect of the current actions is to destroy the effects of the CJEU judgments.<\/p><p>A few months ago, the illegal Disciplinary Chamber resumed action in both disciplinary and immunity cases of judges. This happened despite the CJEU ruling securing the proceedings, prohibiting the Disciplinary Cases to conduct of these cases, another motion of the European Commission in this regard, and contrary to the rulings of the CJEU and the resolution of the three joint chambers of the Supreme Court of January 23, 2020 July 2021 min. in cases reference number no. I DI 30\/21, I DI 32\/21.<\/p><p>The continuation of the illegal activities of the Disciplinary Chamber once again confirms the need for faster decision-making by Polish and European authorities, which are responsible for ensuring the rule of law in Poland and Europe.<\/p><p>The Association of Polish Judges \u201cIustitia\u201d reminds that all judges of the Supreme Court are bound by the resolution of the combined three Chambers of the Supreme Court of January 23, 2020 in the case file no. BSA I-4110-1 \/ 20 and therefore cannot respect the decisions of the illegal Disciplinary Chamber.\u201d<\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to a statement adopted by several\u00a0<strong>Polish\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Supreme Court Judges<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Statement-of-Polish-Supreme-Court-Judges.pdf\"><strong>Statement<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>The European Association of Judges express its total solidarity to our Polish member Iustitia and endorses its continuous efforts in defence of the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bca18 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57bca18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4bd216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4bd216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68d4808\" data-id=\"68d4808\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0189136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0189136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, March 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>EU Commission Refers Poland to the ECJ to Protect Independence of Polish Judges and Asks for Interim Measures<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the law on the judiciary of 20 December 2019, which entered into force on 14 February 2020. The Commission also decided to ask the Court of Justice to order interim measures until it has issued a final judgment in the case.<\/p><p>See the press release here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_21_1524\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_21_1524<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad09ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ad09ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71d4d44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71d4d44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3830ae7\" data-id=\"3830ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25103c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25103c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Friday, January 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Joint Declaration<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>The Association of Judges \u201cThemis\u201d is presenting the unprecedented<strong>\u00a0joint declaration<\/strong>\u00a0of 46 active judges of the<strong>\u00a0Polish Supreme Court<\/strong>, supported by a declaration of 32 retired judges, expressing the utmost concern about the recent actions of the authorities intended to politically subordinate the judiciary and the preosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p><p>We emphasie that all the judges who signed the declaration were elected with the participaton of the properly elected National Council of the Judiciary, i.e.before the introduction of the procedure in 2018 for selecting its members in conflict with the Polish constitution.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Statement_SC_21.01.2021-1.pdf\">English version<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Os_widczenie-se_dzio_w-SN-z-dnia-21-stycznia-2021-r..pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Polish version<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a049c8c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a049c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc21ebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc21ebe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-808e8aa\" data-id=\"808e8aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeeb887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeeb887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, January 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Webinar on Poland<\/strong><br \/>On January 18th, a webinar on Poland, co-organised by our Polish member (IUSTITIA)\u00a0 and the EAJ (European Association of Judges), took place on the zoom platform.<\/p><p>The topic was: The judiciary:\u00a0 possible ways of development. March of a Thousand Gown a year later.<\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to the speech of:<\/p><ul><li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Speech-Pres-Pagone_-18-January-2021.pdf\">The President of the IAJ, G T Pagone, QC<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Speech-EAJ-President-Matos_18-January-2021-1.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">The President of the EAJ, Mr Igreja Matos<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>More information:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/webinar-on-poland\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Webinar on Poland (iaj-https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/webinar-on-poland\/uim.org)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab5f368 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab5f368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d3f519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d3f519\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d394cf5\" data-id=\"d394cf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7fcf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a7fcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, January 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Reply of the President of the European Commission<\/strong><\/p><p>On January 11th the IAJ General Secretariat received the reply of Ms Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to a letter of the European Association of Judges (EAJ) on the situation of the judiciary in Poland.<\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to the letters:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Von-der-Leyen_-January-2021.pdf\">Letter of Ms Von der Leyen of January 11 2021<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EAJ-letter-_-Poland-_27.10.2020.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter of the EAJ of October 27th 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc95f5f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc95f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2a26b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2a26b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a16d91\" data-id=\"5a16d91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe2494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe2494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Sunday, January 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Urgent announcement<\/strong><\/p><p>On January 20, 2021, at 12:00, at the National Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Warsaw, Poland, judge Igor Tuleya was notified to be formally heard.<br \/>The \u201cad hoc\u201d promoted and politically subservient prosecutor Czes\u0142aw Stanis\u0142awczyk intends to charge judge Igor Tuleya with accusations of abuse of judicial power in the performance of his judicial duties. Judge Igor Tuleya does not intend to appear at this hearing since he consistently argues that the ruling of the illegal Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court to revoke his judicial immunity is invalid following the preliminary decision of the European Court of Justice. EAJ expresses, once again, its full solidarity to Judge Tuleya and to all independent judges in Poland.<br \/>You can read more about this case on the websites of EAJ \/ UIM and of our national member, the Association of Polish Judges\u00a0\u201c<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iustitia.pl\/en\/\">IUSTITIA<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f955c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9f955c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd566 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffd566\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-706f9f1\" data-id=\"706f9f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06753e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06753e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, December 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disciplinary Proceedings as an Instrument for Breaking the Rule of Law in Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to an article on the situation of the judiciary in Poland, particularly disciplinary proceedings, by Prof. PhD habil. Krystian Markiewicz (President of Polish Judges Association, \u201cIustitia\u201d, Institute of law, Silesia University) and PhD habil. Katarzyna Gajda-Roszcznialska (judge, Institute of law, Silesia University).<\/p><p>This article advances the thesis that nowadays disciplinary proceedings constitute a tool for breaking the rule of law in Poland.<\/p><p>The article \u201c<em>Disciplinary Proceedings as an instrument for Breaking the Rule of Law in Poland<\/em>\u201d is published on Hague Journal on the Rule of Law:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40803-020-00146-y\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40803-020-00146-y<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>I, as a President of Polish Judges Association, \u201cIustitia\u201d and we as authors would seize the occasion to wish all judges merry and healthy Christmas season, and all the best for the new year to come. The Judiciary as a whole needs to stand shoulder to shoulder in 2021.<\/p><p>United we stand, divided we fall!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2039b24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2039b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1161775 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1161775\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba4558b\" data-id=\"ba4558b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4dc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4dc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, December 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>The Collapse of Judicial Independence in Poland: A Cautionary Tale<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to an article on the situation of the judiciary in Poland,\u00a0by Allyson K. Duncan (Vice president of the IAJ and President of the ANAO group) and John Macy (Second Year Law student at Duke University School of law).<\/p><p>The article \u201cThe Collapse of Judicial Independence in Poland: A Cautionary Tale\u201d is published\u00a0on\u00a0<em>Judicature<\/em>\u00a0publication:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DUNCANv2-article.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8ed2a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b8ed2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dab5b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dab5b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b52ceae\" data-id=\"b52ceae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ad894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ad894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday, November 29<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Reply from the European Council<\/strong><\/p><p>In response to the letter of the Platform on the situation of Polish judiciary, please find hereinafter the answer from the European Council:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/risposta-C.-MIchel-29.11.2020-Letter-Assoc-of-Judges-on-Poland.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Link to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/letter-from-the-platform-on-poland\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">previous news<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f884253 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f884253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acd1f9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acd1f9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9787d2\" data-id=\"f9787d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ec84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ec84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, November 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Letter from the Platform on Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, 23rd of November, the Platform, which gathers the four European most important judicial organisations, namely the European Association of Judges\u2013EAJ, Judges for Judges, the European Association of Administrative Judges and MEDEL, addressed a letter on the situation of Polish judiciary to the attention of the President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/LetterCouncilPoland-_4-European-Associations.pdf\">The letter<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f692b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42f692b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41eb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d41eb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, October 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Statement on Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>Today the European Association of Judges (EAJ) sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen.<\/p><p>A public statement of the President of the EAJ, Mr Igreja Matos, followed:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/President-of-the-EAJ-Public-Statement_27.10.2020.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p><p><strong>Poland: EAJ letter to the President of the European Commission<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, 27th of October, the European Association of Judges, Regional Group of the IAJ, prepared and sent a letter to the attention of Ms Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, as regards Poland.<\/p><p>Hereinafter the letter:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EAJ-letter-_-Poland-_27.10.2020.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Letter<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb8280 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb8280\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adfca7b\" data-id=\"adfca7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34b1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34b1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Monday, October 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Letter to Madam Ursula von der Leyen from Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers of the UN<\/strong><\/p><p>The European Association of Judges (EAJ) wants to publicly express its gratitude to\u00a0<strong>Mr. Diego Garcia-Say\u00e1n,<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers of the United Nations, for this public statement.<\/p><p>In particular it is time for European Commission to take all measures related to the flagrant\u00a0disrespect by Polish authorities of the European Court of Justice ruling of April 8th.<\/p><p>EAJ endorses this letter and urges European Commission to cooperate with the UN Special Rapporteur to safeguard judicial independence in\u00a0<strong>Poland.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Letter<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Letter-to-Madam-Ursula-von-der-Leyen.Page-1.pdf\">pag. 1<\/a> <\/span>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Letter-to-Madam-Ursula-von-der-Leyen.-Page-2.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">pag. 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d18e9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d18e9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4218911\" data-id=\"4218911\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c571453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c571453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Monday, October 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Statement of the EAJ on Judge Beata Morawiec<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter the link to a statement of the European Association of Judges concerning the case against Judge Morawiec (Poland) and the independence of Polish judges.<\/p><p>In the statement the European Association of Judges urges, once more, the European Commission to take all necessary measures to urgently reestablish the EU legal order in Poland.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Statement-EAJ-Beata-Morawiec-1.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af75d4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af75d4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de42df\" data-id=\"7de42df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c11fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c11fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, September 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Statement on Poland from the Platform<\/strong><\/p><p>The\u00a0Platform,\u00a0\u00a0composed of 4 organisations (Association of European Administrative Judges,\u00a0European Association of Judges,\u00a0Judges for Judges and\u00a0Magistrats Europ\u00e9ens pour la D\u00e9mocratie et les Libert\u00e9s ), released a\u00a0<strong>statement<\/strong>\u00a0on Poland.<\/p><p>The statement was addressed to the President of the European Commissions, Ms Ursula Von der Leyen and to Commissioners Jourova and Reynders:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Statement-4-European-Associations-Sept-2020.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a76a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a76a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc6da5e\" data-id=\"dc6da5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527abae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527abae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Monday, September 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Statement of the EAJ Board<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter a statement of the EAJ Board on the Rule of Law Breakdown in Poland:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/statement-28.09.2020-EAJ-BOARD.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b4f4de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b4f4de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2931486\" data-id=\"2931486\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4db3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf4db3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wednesday, July 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><strong>UN Special Rapporteur Praises the Role of EAJ in Defence of Judicial Independence in Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>In the framework of his video report at the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Meeting, 44<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Regular Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Professor Diego Garcia-Sayan, praised the role played by EAJ in defence of judicial independence in Poland, particularily through the organisation of the Warsaw March of 1000 Robes last January.<\/p><p>The Video of the Report is available (in Spanish) at the following web address:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/independence-judges-lawyers.org\/videos\/sr-on-independence-of-judges-lawyers-20th-meeting-44th-regular-session-human-rights-council\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/independence-judges-lawyers.org\/videos\/sr-on-independence-of-judges-lawyers-20th-meeting-44th-regular-session-human-rights-council\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b849051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b849051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e238a\" data-id=\"70e238a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3119011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3119011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Saturday, June 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>IAJ Official Statement on the proceedings against Polish Judge Tuleya<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, 6th June 2020, the IAJ President Tony Pagone, in the framework of the meeting of the IAJ Presidency Committee, issued an official statement on the proceedings against the Polish judge Tuleya.<\/p><p>The\u00a0statement of the President of the International Association of Judges, Tony Pagone (Australia), is unanimously supported by IAJ\u2019s Presidency Committee composed by President Pagone, First Vice President Jos\u00e9 Igreja Matos (Portugal), as well as by Vice Presidents Djamel Aidouni (Algeria), Rafael De Menezes (Brazil), Allyson Duncan (U.S.A.), Duro Sessa (Croatia), Mikael Sjoberg (Danmark) and Honorary President Christophe R\u00e9gnard (France), as well as Secretary-General Giacomo Oberto (Italy).<\/p><p>The text of the statement is available here:<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ToleyaStatementENGLISH.pdf\">English version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Priop%C4%87enje-Me%C4%91unarodne-udruge-sudaca-Igor-Tuley-prijevod.pdf\">Croatian version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Dutch.pdf\">Dutch version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_FR.pdf\">French version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Germ.pdf\">German version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_IT.pdf\">Italian version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Polish.pdf\">Polish version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Portug.pdf\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Russian.pdf\">Russian version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Span.pdf\">Spanish version<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Statement-Poland_Turkish.pdf\">Turkish version<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec1678e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec1678e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484991b\" data-id=\"484991b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cd8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05cd8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Thursday, May 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Letter of the President of the European Parliament, Mr. David Sassoli<\/strong><\/p><p>Mr. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, sent a letter to the attention of the President of the European Association of Judges, Mr. Igreja Matos, in response to the EAJ statement on the situation of judiciary in Poland.<\/p><p>Please find hereinafter the link to the letter:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mr-Sassoli-Letter_14.05.2020.pdf\">Letter<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae875c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae875c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10646de\" data-id=\"10646de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8befd93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8befd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, April 29<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>The European Commission opens infringement proceedings for the Rule of Law<\/strong><\/p><p>The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Poland for the law approved last December, which subjects the judges to executive, offending the principle of separation of powers. The law, in force since February, \u201cmakes changes to the functioning of the judicial system, with the serious risk of a political control of the system\u201d. The vice-president of the EU executive announced it, Vera Jurova: \u201cThe virus cannot kill democracy,\u201d said Jurova, inviting Warsaw to \u201caddress concerns\u201d over the rule of Iaw of the EU Commission. Poland now has two months to respond.<\/p><div id=\"content\" class=\"herald-site-content herald-slide\"><div class=\"herald-section container herald-sticky-single-visible\"><article id=\"post-51527\" class=\"herald-single post-51527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-poland tag-business-climate tag-government tag-pis tag-law-and-justice tag-mateusz-morawiecki tag-human-rights-watch tag-vera-jourova tag-european-commission tag-andrzej-duda tag-donald-tusk tag-poland-justice-system tag-poland-presidential-election-2020 tag-elections tag-lydia-gall tag-economy-politics tag-poland-election-2020 tag-rule-of-law-poland tag-przemyslaw-zurawski-vel-grajewski\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-mod-single col-mod-main\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-10 col-md-10 col-sm-10\"><div class=\"entry-content herald-entry-content\"><p>The Commission claims that the changes undermine the judicial independence of Polish judges and is incompatible with the primacy of EU law. Moreover, the Commission says, the changes prevent Polish courts from directly applying certain provisions of EU law protecting judicial independence, and from putting references for preliminary rulings on such questions to the Court of Justice.<\/p><p>\u201cThere are clear risks that the provisions regarding the disciplinary regime against judges can be used for political control of the content of judicial decisions,\u201d said Vera Jourova, the Czech member of the executive Commission who is responsible for upholding the EU\u2019s democratic values.<\/p><p>\u201cThis is a European issue because Polish courts apply European law. Judges from other countries must trust that Polish judges act independently. This mutual trust is the foundation of our single market,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Poland\u2019s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has repeatedly rejected the Commission\u2019s criticism of its judicial changes, claiming that the justice system is the sole responsibility of EU member states.<\/p><p>The Polish government now has has two months to respond. Should Warsaw refuse to amend the new legislation, the Commission could sue it in the EU\u2019s top tribunal, the Court of Justice, which could eventually lead to hefty fines as well as a court order telling the Polish government to change tack. This was the outcome in November last year when the Court of Justice of the EU ruled against Poland over a law which forced judges to retire early.<\/p><p>Further information available here:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/justice-home-affairs\/news\/eu-launches-judicial-freedom-case-against-poland\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">EU launches judicial freedom case against Poland<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7728f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7728f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c06399\" data-id=\"9c06399\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8570b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f8570b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Wednesday, April 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Important ruling of the CJEU: the Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court may not conduct disciplinary proceedings against judges<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, on 8 April 2020. The Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber) granted the Commission\u2019s application for interim measures against Poland (C-791\/19 R), in which it decided to oblige the Republic of Poland to immediately suspend the application of the provisions of the law on the Supreme Court constituting the basis for the powers of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court with regard to disciplinary cases concerning judges, both in the first and second instance.<br \/>The suspension shall continue until a final judgement is delivered in case C 791\/19.<br \/>The EU Court also obliges the Republic of Poland to refrain from referring cases pending before the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court for consideration by a panel that does not meet the requirements of independence, as indicated in particular in the judgment of 19 November 2019, A.K. and Others (the Independence of the Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber) (C 585\/18, C 624\/18 and C 625\/18, EU:C:2019:982).<br \/>In addition, it orders the Republic of Poland that the European Commission be notified of all measures that Poland had adopted in order to comply fully with the CJEU decision no later than one month from the service of the order of the Court of Justice of the European Communities granting the requested interim measures. It is not ruled out that the European Commission may bring further action seeking financial penalties for Poland.<br \/>Professor Krystian Markiewicz President of the Association of Polish Judges Iustitia:<br \/>\u201cToday\u2019s CJEU decision not only clearly prohibits the Polish government to illegally repress judges, by suspending the so-called Disciplinary Chamber, but has a much broader effect \u2013 it should close the way for abuse of the arbitrary recognition of the elections validity.<br \/>In the today\u2019s order, the Court highlights the lack of independence of the Disciplinary Chamber, which is linked to the fact that it was set up entirely by the neoKRS (the new National Council of the Judiciary) and holds a special status.<br \/>Both these fundamental irregularities also concern the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs, which is to decide on the validity of the elections. All the members of this Chamber were appointed by President Duda. Moreover, their appointment was made against the ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court suspending the judicial competition. Recently, the muzzle law strengthened the powers of this Chamber. This means that it should not pass rulings either.<br \/>Why shouldn\u2019t it adjudicate? Because it will expose all of us not only to legal chaos, but may deprive Poles of their electoral rights. Only withholding adjudication by this Chamber, which is still in the hands of the judges of the Supreme Court Labour Chamber, can prevent this from happening. This is the raison d\u2019etat. If this does not happen and the persons from the Chamber of Control continue to adjudicate in electoral cases the Republic of Poland will be degraded from a \u2018democratic state ruled by the rule of law\u2019 to merely a \u2018state\u2019\u201d.<\/p><p>Link to the press release:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/upload\/docs\/application\/pdf\/2020-04\/cp200047en.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/upload\/docs\/application\/pdf\/2020-04\/cp200047en.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc33ff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc33ff9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed05509\" data-id=\"ed05509\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cb11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cb11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Thursday, March 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Muzzling Associations of Judges in Poland<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>A very interesting article on the right of judges to set up judicial associations has been published in the German web site\u00a0<em>Verfassungsblog,<\/em>\u00a0dedicated to Constitutional Law problems. The article deepens in particular the questions arising from the current Polish law which obliges judges to declare their membership in associations.<\/p><p>See: SANDERS, Anne:<em>\u00a0Muzzling Associations of Judges: The Duty of Judges to Declare Membership in an Association Under Poland\u2019s so-called \u201cMuzzle Law\u201d, VerfBlog,<\/em>\u00a02020\/3\/05,<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/muzzling-associations-of-judges\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/muzzling-associations-of-judges\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9a0121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9a0121\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c32931\" data-id=\"0c32931\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1813e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1813e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Monday,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"content-news-time\">March 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Report on the Repressions on the Judiciary during the Last Five Years in Poland<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"content-news-time\"><br \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>The IAJ has just publish in the open part of its web site a comprehensive report on the repressions on the judiciary during the last five years in Poland<\/p><p>The report was drawn up by judges from the Polish Judges\u2019 Association \u201cIustitia\u201d and by a prosecutor from the \u201cLex Super Omnia\u201d Association of Prosecutors. \u201cIustitia\u201d is the largest association of judges in Poland. It is fully independent, apolitical and self-governing, with over 3500 members, which is over 1\/3 of the total number of judges. Its main mission is to defend the principles of a democratic state of law: freedom, rights and civil liberties, which are the cornerstone of democratic Poland. The association is active in many fields not only throughout Poland but also in the international arena as a member of international associations of judges (IAJ, EAJ, MEDEL). \u201cLex Super Omnia\u201d is fully independent, apolitical and self-governing. It brings together more than 200 prosecutors. The main goal of the association is to strive for establishing an independent prosecution, the position of which is defined in the Polish Constitution.<\/p><p>The Report is available under the following URL:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Raport_EN.pdf.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Raport_EN.pdf.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7a4d6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7a4d6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4f1db4\" data-id=\"a4f1db4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395d214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395d214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Monday, February 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Current situation of the judiciary in Poland<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>Please find hereinafter some important documents sent by the Polish Association of judges, member of the IAJ, as regards the current situation of the judiciary in Poland. In partiular,\u00a0the opinion of the Polish Judges\u2019 Association \u2018Iustitia\u2019 on the Act of 20 December 2019 amending the Act- the Law on the System of Common Courts, the Act on the Supreme Court and Certain Other Acts and some information concerning lists of support for judiciary council candidates published by Sejm chancellery.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Iustitia-Opinion-on-the-Muzzle-Law-ENG.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Opinion on the Muzzle Law<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/%E2%80%9CThe-National-Council-of-the-Judiciary-is-not-valid-anymore%E2%80%9D.pdf\">\u201cThe National Council of the judiciary is not valid anymore\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Spokesman-of-the-Judiciary-NCJ-managed-to-gather-88-per-cent-of-his-signatures-in-the-Ministry-of-Justice.pdf\">\u201cSpokesman of the judiciary managed to gather 88% of his signatures\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a687a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a687a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aeeaee\" data-id=\"2aeeaee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8970182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8970182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-news-head\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Wednesday, February 5<sup>th<\/sup> 2020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p><strong>Statement on Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>Please find hereinafter a Statement of the President of the European Association of Judges, Mr Igreja Jos\u00e9 Matos, on Poland:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Statement-February-5th-President-of-EAJ-Poland.pdf\">Statement<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (in English)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-081de83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"081de83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-843e1f7\" data-id=\"843e1f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9370e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9370e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Tuesday, January 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Article published in the German daily Handelsblatt on the situation of judiciary in Poland<\/strong><\/p><p>Please find hereinafter an article (in German) published in the daily Handelsblatt \u00a0based on a statement of EAJ President, Mr Igreja Jos\u00e9 Matos.<\/p><p>In the above mentioned statement, the President of the European Association of judges, Mr Igreja Jos\u00e9 Matos, invited EU Commission President, Ms Ursula von der Leyen, to use all possible means to convince and urge the Polish authorities to stop its undermining of the independence of the judiciary and to re-establish the principles of the rule of law:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Seite_15_Handelsblatt_2020-01-21.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Seite_15_Handelsblatt_2020-01-21.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0892f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0892f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c108403\" data-id=\"c108403\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a190599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a190599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Sunday, January 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Article from the President of the Portuguese Association of Judges, Manuel Ramos Soares<\/strong><\/p><p>At request of the President of EAJ, kindly accepted by the author, below an English version of an article from the President of the Portuguese Association of Judges, Manuel Ramos Soares, published in a national newspaper \u201cP\u00fablico\u201d.<\/p><p>This text is an adaptation and unofficial translation by the author of the article published in the Portuguese newspaper P\u00fablico, the original of which can be read at the link:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publico.pt\/2020\/01\/15\/mundo\/opiniao\/dziekujemy-dziekujemy-dziekujemy-1900356\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.publico.pt\/2020\/01\/15\/mundo\/opiniao\/dziekujemy-dziekujemy-dziekujemy-1900356<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Article (in English):<\/strong><\/p><p>This article may not be of interest for many people. Those who doubt that the flutter of a butterfly\u2019s wings can cause a storm on the other side of the world should stop reading now. This is only for those who believe that seemingly insignificant actions can trigger uncontrollable events and produce chaotic results.<\/p><p>As we get older, we may think that the time for surprises was lost somewhere back in the past. Not quite. Last Saturday I had an emotional and unforgettable experience. I marched silently in the streets of Warsaw, with magistrates from all over Europe, along with thousands of Polish judges, prosecutors and lawyers, dressed in their professional robes, in defense of judicial independence and the rule of law. Standing outside the presidential palace, under a huge Polish flag, I heard thousands of voices repeating in unison, thrilled, the solemn oath to the constitution and to the values of freedom and democracy. At the end, in the square in front of the parliament, I heard the leaders of the Polish and European judicial associations state that independence is not for the judges themselves; it belongs to the people and it\u00a0is for the people. The gathering crowd waved flags of Poland and European Union, clapped their hands and shouted repeatedly: dzi\u0119kujemy, dzi\u0119kujemy, dzi\u0119kujemy (thank you). Many, many were crying. Even me, who like to think I\u2019m tough, had to hide my tears along the march. An old woman approached us on crutches, walking slowly, to hand a small book to a Portuguese colleague, while saying things we couldn\u2019t understand. Someone translated it to us: \u201cIt\u2019s for you. For our president and government it is just a piece of paper but for us it is our constitution\u201d.<\/p><p>The epic \u201c1000 robes march\u201d, organized in a week or so, just missed one detail: we were not a thousand but 25 thousand marching and asking respectfully: \u201clisten to our silence\u201d.<\/p><p>The full extent of the attack on judicial independence by the populist and authoritarian government of Poland is too big to fit in these lines. It is a \u201cwar\u201d that has lasted for years, which has already led the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule that the ongoing judicial reforms in Poland do not ensure the independence of the judiciary and do not comply with European law. In its latest development, to annihilate the \u201crebel\u201d judges once and for all, the Polish parliament, loyal to the government, has passed a law that gives the Disciplinary Chamber, newly created by a fully governmentalized National Council of the Judiciary, the power to punish and dismiss, without appeal, those who dare to act in accordance with the ruling of the European court and with EU law against national authoritarian legislative measures.<\/p><p>What was most emotional about that \u201c1000 robes march\u201d was the example of courage of the judges, endangering their professional life with stickers on their chests \u201cwe are not afraid\u201d, and the civic culture and education of the thousands of simple, anonymous people who came out to say thank you, to cry for justice and to fight for such a hard-won democracy. Unforgettable.<\/p><p>This unprecedented act of union and solidarity of magistrates from all over Europe was prominent news in most major European media and even in the United States, Brazil, Africa and Asia. They didn\u2019t see it only as a slight and insignificant flutter of butterfly wings in the distance.<\/p><p>European States are doing little, EU is doing little, we all, as European citizens, are doing little. The European project is not just about economy, free market and money. It is about freedom, human and social rights, democracy and peace. The end of the rule of law in any country of EU will represent the end of our common system of protection of human and social rights and the end of democracy, as we know it. If this happens \u2013 we can be sure of it \u2013 it will spread rapidly, like a virus in a diseased body. That is why the fight of the Polish judges is ours too; it is everyone\u2019s fight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b5a342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b5a342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e89098b\" data-id=\"e89098b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8662006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8662006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Thursday, January 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Open letter of the Union Syndacal des Magistrats et of the Syndacat de la Magistrature<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>The \u201cU<em>nion Syndicale des Magistrats (USM)\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 and the \u201d S<em>yndicat de la Magistrature (SM)<\/em>\u201d, in France, drafted an open letter in favour of the Polish judges.<\/p><p>Hereinfter the link to the letter (in French):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lettre-ouverte-SM-USM-aux-magistrats-Polonais.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lettre-ouverte-SM-USM-aux-magistrats-Polonais.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><p>Open letter of the Union Syndacal des Magistrats et of the Syndacat de la Magistrature (France):<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/poland-open-letter-of-the-union-syndacal-des-magistrats-et-of-the-syndacat-de-la-magistrature\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/poland-open-letter-of-the-union-syndacal-des-magistrats-et-of-the-syndacat-de-la-magistrature\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e418c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e418c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-562d1cb\" data-id=\"562d1cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d5d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d5d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Wednesday, January 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">OSCE Urgent Interim Opinion on the Recent Bills for Reform of the Judiciary in Poland<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>The OSCE has approved an\u00a0<strong>Urgent Interim Opinion on the Recent Bills for Reform of the Judiciary in Poland<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The Opinion has benefited from contributions made by Ms. Marta Achler, LL.M., PhD Candidate, Department of Law, European University Institute; Professor Andras Sajo, Central European University in Budapest and former judge and Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights; and Mr. Jan van Zyl Smit, Acting Deputy Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law of the British Institute for International and Comparative Law.<\/p><p>The Opinion was peer reviewed by Professor Deirdre Curtin, Head of the Department of Law, European University Institute; Professor G\u00e0bor Halmai, Department of Law, European University Institute; and\u00a0<strong>Mr. Jos\u00e9 Igreja Matos, President of the European Association of Judges and First Vice-President of the International Association of Judges<\/strong>; and Professor Laurent Pech, Head of the Law and Politics Department at Middlesex University London and Professor of European Law.<\/p><p>The Opinion represents the position of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.<\/p><p>The text of this document is available in our web site at the following URL:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/osce-opinion-on-poland.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/osce-opinion-on-poland.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7511921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7511921\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb12eda\" data-id=\"cb12eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6549770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6549770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Tuesday, January 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-news-head\"><strong><span class=\"content-news-title\">Action brought on 25 October 2019 \u2014 European Commission v Republic of Poland<\/span><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"content-news-content\"><p>Hereinafter a link to the\u00a0<strong>decision of the European Court of Justice<\/strong>\u00a0against the\u00a0<strong>Republic of Poland<\/strong>, following an action brought by the EU Commission, as regards the \u00a0infringement of the second and third paragraphs of Article 267 TFEU\u00a0(Treaty on the functioning of the European Union):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/document\/document.jsf?text=&amp;docid=221358&amp;pageIndex=0&amp;doclang=EN&amp;mode=lst&amp;dir=&amp;occ=first&amp;part=1&amp;cid=7389582\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/juris\/document\/document.jsf?text=&amp;docid=221358&amp;pageIndex=0&amp;doclang=EN&amp;mode=lst&amp;dir=&amp;occ=first&amp;part=1&amp;cid=73895<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fdf76d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fdf76d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-389593e\" data-id=\"389593e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9119a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9119a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Saturday, January 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>March in Poland: letter and resolution from the UIA<\/strong><\/p><p>Hereinafter a letter from Mr. Jerome Roth, President of UIA (International Association of Lawyers) regarding the March of 1000 Robes \u2013 Marsz Tysi\u0105ca T\u00f3g \u2013 held today, 11 of January,\u00a0 in Warsaw.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UIA_Letter_IustitiaIAJ_200111.pdf\">Letter<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UIA_Resolution_Poland_Governing_Board_November2019_EN.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cb077c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cb077c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-753ba9d\" data-id=\"753ba9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cc47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50cc47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span class=\"content-news-time\">Saturday, January 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02020<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>March of the 1000 Robes in Warsaw<\/strong><\/p><p>As announced in the previous days, today, Saturday, January 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020 a silent march of all European judges is taking place in Warsaw, to show protest against the Polish Government policy in the field of Justice and Judicial Independence.<\/p><p>Photos available here:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/march-of-the-1000-robes-in-warsaw-january-11th-2020\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/news\/march-of-the-1000-robes-in-warsaw-january-11th-2020\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c841a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c841a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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the Defense of Human Rights (AJADO) wrote a letter\u00a0 of support\u00a0 for the\u00a0<strong>Polish Association of Judges, IUSTITIA<\/strong>, on\u00a0 January 10th, 2020:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaj-uim.org\/iuw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6-20-AMR-AJADO-LETTER-OF-SUPPORT-for-IUSTITIA.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Letter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pologne Solidarit\u00e9, Nouvelles et D\u00e9clarations Thursday, August 29th 2024 The four\u00a0European associations and organisations of Judges\u00a0(EAJ, Medel, AEAJ, Judges for Judges) published a press release on Poland. 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