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European Union
Brussels, 4 June 2021
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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) TEU
1.
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) TEU
2. 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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