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Appeal to not initiate Pol-exit

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Dear Mr. President,  In the coming few hours, you will receive applications for appointing political judges of the Supreme Court.  Participation in these nominations will mark the start of Poland’s actual exit from the European Union. Pol-exit in the centenary of Independence will destroy the efforts and sacrifices of generations of Poles for the good of their fatherland.  Interviews with the candidates lasting a dozen or so minutes, poor documenta...

State of Democracy, Human Rights and The Rule of Law - Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe - 18 May 2018

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This is the ffth annual report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe. As with previous reports, the fve chapters look at the key building blocks of democratic security: efcient, impartial and independent judiciaries; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and freedom of association; democratic institutions; and inclusive societies. Judicial Independence - page 13 to 18  ...

Decision the Polish Supreme Court III UZP 4/18 2 August 2018

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pdf version here Ref. No. III UZP 4/18 DECISION 2 August 2018 The Supreme Court, composed of: Jerzy Kuźniar (president) Jolanta Frańczak Halina Kiryło Maciej Pacuda Krysztof Rączka (rapporteur, reasons) Jolanta Strusińska-Żukowska (rapporteur) Małgorzata Wrębiakowska-Marzec ruling on the appeal of D. Ś. against the decision of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych) in J. on insurance duty, sitting in closed session of the Labour Law and S...

POLES HAVE GIVEN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE REFORMS OF THE JUDICIARY (public opinion poll)

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POLES HAVE GIVEN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE REFORMS OF THE JUDICIARY (public opinion poll) Poles do not understand the reforms of the judiciary and the majority sees them as detrimental, making the courts increasingly political and functioning worse than in times of the previous ruling coalition – these are the direct conclusions of panel Ariadna conducted in June 2018 on a nationwide representative sample of Poles.  44% of Poles believe that the reforms introduced by Law and Justice (...

Kaczynski has absolute power. Public opinion poll commissioned by WP [Wirtualna Polska portal]

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https://opinie.wp.pl/kaczynski-sprawuje-wladze-absolutna-sondaz-dla-wp-6277801316787841a Kaczynski has absolute power. Public opinion poll commissioned by WP [Wirtualna Polska portal] PiS [Law and Justice] did not violate the Constitution, the courts will be independent and there is no threat to the rule of law – Jarosław Kaczyński assured on Thursday night. The public opinion poll conducted for WP on the Ariadna panel shows that a big number of Poles does not share this view. They also th...