LIBE meeting of 25 May: Votes; Rule of law in Poland
17-06-2020 - 15:42
In the LIBE meeting of 25 May Members voted on the draft opinion on the Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the UK as well as on the draft recommendation for second reading on the Community statistics on migration and international protection. Also, the draft interim report on the Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law was presented by the Rapporteur, Juan Fernando López Aguilar.
The debate was followed by an exchange of views with two guest speakers, José Igreja Matos, President of the European Association of Judges, and Joanna Hetnarowicz-Sikora, Member of the Board of IUSTITIA, Poland's largest judges association.