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Council of the 
 
 

 European Union 
   
 
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From: 
General Secretariat of the Council 
On: 
4 June 2021 
To: 
Permanent Representatives Committee/Council 
Subject: 
Rule of Law in Poland - Article 7(1) TEU Reasoned Proposal - scope of the 
hearing of Poland on 22 June 2021 
 
 
 
1. 
On 20 December 2017, the Commission adopted a reasoned proposal with regard to the 
rule of law situation in Poland which it submitted to the Council, thus triggering the 
mechanism set out in Article 7(1) TEU1.  
2. 
The provisional agenda for the Council meeting (General Affairs) on 22 June 2021 
includes an item "Rule of Law in Poland / Article 7(1) TEU Reasoned Proposal - 
Hearing of Poland in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU". 
3. 
On 18 July 2019, the Council approved standard modalities for hearings referred to in 
Article 7(1) TEU2. These modalities set out that the substantive scope of the issues to be 
covered by a hearing shall be agreed by Coreper in keeping with the scope of the issues 
raised in the Reasoned Proposal triggering the procedure of Article 7(1) TEU. 
                                                 
1 16007/17 
2 10641/2/19 REV2 
 
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4. 
Poland was heard by the Council three times: on 26 June, 18 September and 
11 December 2018.  
5. 
In view of the time that has elapsed since the latest hearing of Poland and that 
significant developments may have taken place, it is suggested that the fourth hearing of 
Poland on 22 June 2021 covers all the issues raised in the Reasoned Proposal of the 
Commission, in order for the Council to receive an up to date picture of the situation in 
the Member State in question.  
6. 
In view of the above, Coreper is invited to agree that the issues to be covered by the 
hearing of Poland on 22 June 2021 will be all those raised by the Reasoned Proposal of 
the Commission (16007/17). 
 
 
 
 
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