The European Parliament decided to sue the European Commission (EC) due to the dispute around the question of the use of the rule of law in the EU. This reports Reuters.
European parliamentarians are unhappy with the fact that the European Commission has postponed the application of the new norm before it approves the judicial authority of the EU. This mechanism would allow the EC to reduce funding from the joint budget of states in which there is a threat of misuse of funds due to violations of the rule of law. In the European Parliament require that the law enters into force soon.
This law was appealed to Poland and Hungary in the court of the European Union. Both countries fear that it can be applied against them.
On October 27, the EU court imposed a fine of 1 million euros per day from the Polish state due to its refusal to abolish the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court – in the European block, it is believed that the action of this body undermines the independence of the judiciary in the republic.
On September 7, the European Commission required to impose sanctions against Poland due to judicial reform. Exactly in a month, October 7, the Polish Constitutional Court recognized the rule of constitutional right over European.