On 16 May the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union published a statement expressing concern about the activities of Polish authorities regarding the planned appointment procedure of the President of the Supreme Court and changes in the work of the Council for the Judiciary.

Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union joins the opinions expressed by the European Commission and the Venice Commission and expresses its solidarity with the judiciary of Poland.

The statement is available here.

The Council for the Judiciary of Latvia has already stated its position on 8 May, supporting the ENCJ Executive Board statement. See it here.

 

Information prepared by

Dace Sulmane, Advisor to the Secretariat of the Council for the Judiciary

Telephone: +371 67020352, e-mail dace.sulmane@at.gov.lv