11 December 2019

Open Letter to the President of the European Commission

Open Letter to the President of the European Commission regarding Poland’s disciplinary regime for judges and the urgent need for interim measures in Commission v Poland (C-791/19)

Ever since the European Commission initiated a third infringement procedure in respect to the recurrent attacks on the rule of law by Polish authorities last April, the situation has continued to seriously deteriorate. We have now reached the unprecedented and frightening stage where Polish judges are being subject to harassment tactics in the form of multiple arbitrary disciplinary investigations, formal disciplinary proceedings and/or sanctions for applying EU law as interpreted by the ECJ or ‘daring’ to refer questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice.

In addition, Polish authorities are now openly challenging the authority of the rulings recently adopted by the ECJ and the not-yet-captured Labour and Social Security Chamber of the Supreme Court. These judgments concern both the Disciplinary Chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court, whose legality is being challenged in the pending infringement procedure previously mentioned, and the new National Council of the Judiciary, whose lack of independence had previously led to its suspension from the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ).

As representatives of non-governmental organisations and scholars specialising in matters relating to the rule of law and the protection of human rights, we write this open letter so as to urge you to take immediate steps to stop the rapidly increasing legal chaos in Poland.

As you yourself keep repeating, “there can be no compromise when it comes to respecting the rule of law”. This is why we are asking you to promptly submit to the European Court of Justice an application for interim measures in the infringement case C-791/19 Commission v Poland now pending before the Court of Justice. Without interim measures in place, Polish authorities evidently feel free to openly persecute judges who seek to apply and enforce EU law via the two institutions they de facto control: the Disciplinary Chamber and the National Council of the Judiciary.

The time has come to accept we are facing a situation in which EU law has broken down. Interim measures are called for before the situation gets worse and irreparable damage is done.

The prior Commission asked for interim measures in the case in which the government of Poland sought to capture the Supreme Court by retroactively lowering the retirement age of its judges (C-619/18 R). The Court of Justice agreed to grant the Commission’s request and Poland was ordered to maintain the status quo until the Court could rule in the matter.

Given that Polish authorities are now openly challenging the authority of ECJ case law and actively seeking to prevent Polish judges from applying EU law, while an infringement action that challenges their attempts to fatally undermine the independence of Polish judges through a new disciplinary regime is pending, fresh action is required. It is imperative to prevent the Commission from losing its ability to enforce any favourable ruling that it may eventually receive. Interim measures are therefore essential because, if Polish authorities succeed in intimidating and/or removing the judges who are most keen to apply EU law and to defend the rule of law more generally, it will be too late for the Commission’s pending infringement action to have any impact by the time the ECJ finds Poland to have violated – for the third time in a row – the principle of judicial independence.

This is why the Commission, in the context of interim proceedings, must request the Court to order Poland to immediately adopt the following interim measures:

–   refrain from all activities, including preliminary disciplinary investigations or formal disciplinary proceedings with respect to judges on account of the content of their judicial decisions or requests for preliminary rulings;

–   ensure both that the Disciplinary Chamber suspends all of its activities in light of the ECJ preliminary ruling (Joined cases C-585/18, C-624/18 and C-625/18) and the Supreme Court ruling finding it not to constitute a “court” within the meaning of EU and Polish law and that other authorities, including disciplinary officers and prosecutors, refrain from bringing actions to this chamber;

–   ensure both that the President of the Disciplinary Chamber (or any person acting on behalf of the President) is no longer able to establish, on an ad-hoc basis and with an almost unfettered discretion, disciplinary courts of first instance to cases brought against ordinary court judges and that the disciplinary courts already established in this way refrain from considering cases and issuing judgments;

–   ensure that the people appointed to the Disciplinary Chamber do not participate in the Supreme Court’s bodies – including the General Assembly of the Supreme Court Judges – in procedures intended to fill the office of the First President of the Supreme Court, which will be vacant in April 2020, or the presidents of the Supreme Court heading particular chambers;

–   ensure that the National Council of the Judiciary refrains from nominating any new individual to be appointed as a judge, including to the Disciplinary Chamber, and – more generally – abstains from any action or statement which undermine the judicial independence of Polish judges.

We wish this open letter were not necessary. Sadly, it is well established that Polish authorities have deliberately ignored the Commission’s multiple recommendations ever since the Commission’s rule of law framework was activated in respect of Poland in January 2016. Rather than taking the rule of law dialogue as a warning and an invitation to return to the rule of law, the Polish authorities have instead intensified the repression of independent judges and prosecutors.

The Rubicon has now been crossed with Polish authorities actively and purposely organising non-compliance with the ruling of the Court of Justice of 19 November 2019 and the judgment of the Supreme Court of 5 December by claiming that neither the ruling of the Court of Justice nor the judgment of the Supreme Court are of any legal significance when it comes to the continuing functioning of the Disciplinary Chamber and the National Council of the Judiciary.

Poland’s ruling party’s strategy is clear: create faits accomplis and hide behind a veneer of legality if and when required by relying on the captured Constitutional Tribunal, the so-called Disciplinary or Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chambers, or the ENCJ-suspended Polish National Council of the Judiciary to in effect nullify the effect of EU law in Poland whenever convenient for the ruling party.

The attacks on judicial independence we are witnessing in Poland are unprecedented in the history of the EU and legal chaos is bound to ensue and spread because Polish authorities are openly and purposefully ignoring their duties and obligations as a matter of Polish as well as EU law. If not promptly addressed through interim measures, we have no doubt this will mark the beginning of the end of the EU’s common and interconnected legal order.

A Europe that protects must also stand up for justice and for values. Threats to the rule of law challenge the legal, political and economic basis of our Union. The rule of law is central to President von der Leyen’s vision for a Union of equality, tolerance and social fairness,” says the European Commission’s website.

Time has come to put words into action by urgently applying for interim measures so as to preserve what is left of the rule of law in Poland while there is still time to prevent its complete abolition.

Yours faithfully,

Professor Laurent Pech, Middlesex University

Professor Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University

Professor Wojciech Sadurski, University of Sydney, University of Warsaw

Professor Alberto Alemanno, HEC Paris

Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Professor Ryszard Balicki, University of Wrocław

Professor Petra Bárd, Central European University

Professor Gráinne de Búrca, New York University

Professor Paul Craig, University of Oxford

Dr Tom Gerald Daly, Melbourne School of Government

Dr Paweł Filipek, Kraków University of Economics

Professor Monika Florczak-Wątor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Professor Gábor Halmai, European University Institute

Professor R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University

Professor Dimitry Kochenov, Groningen University

Professor Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, University of Gdańsk

Professor Marcin Matczak, University of Warsaw

Professor John Morijn, Groningen University

Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex

Professor Sébastien Platon, Bordeaux University

Professor Tomasz Pietrzykowski, University of Silesia in Katowice

Professor Anna Rakowska-Trela, University of Łódź

Maximilian Steinbeis, Verfassungsblog

Professor Roman Wieruszewski, Polish Academy of Sciences

Professor Jerzy Zajadło, University of Gdańsk

Amnesty International

Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH)

Association of Judges “THEMIS” (Poland)

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) (Poland)

Civil Development Forum (FOR) (Poland)

Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties)

Estonian Human Rights Centre

Foundation Prof. Bronisław Geremek Centre (Poland)

Free Courts (Poland)

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)

Homo Faber (Poland)

Human Rights Monitoring Institute (Lithuania)

Human Rights Watch

Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (CILD)

Institute for Law and Society INPRIS (Poland)

Institute of Public Affairs (Poland)

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

“Lex Super Omnia” Association of Prosecutors (Poland)

Open Dialogue Foundation

Open Society European Policy Institute (Belgium)

Panoptykon Foundation (Poland)

Polish Judges’ Association “Iustitia” (Poland)

Polish National Association of Judges of Administrative Courts (Poland)

Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law

Presidium of the Judges’ Cooperation Forum (Poland)

Professor Zbigniew Hołda Association (Poland)

Rafto Foundation for Human Rights (Norway)

Rights International Spain

Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland)

Wiktor Osiatyński Archive (Poland)


SUGGESTED CITATION  Pech, Laurent, Scheppele, Kim Lane; Sadurski, Wojciech: Open Letter to the President of the European Commission, VerfBlog, 2019/12/11, https://verfassungsblog.de/open-letter-to-the-president-of-the-european-commission/, DOI: 10.17176/20191211-180829-0.

131 Comments

  1. Alice Stollmeyer Wed 11 Dec 2019 at 16:38 - Reply

    Defending Democracy

    • Łukasz Głowacki Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 20:43 - Reply

      #InterimMeasures
      I fully supper!

      • Łukasz Głowacki Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 20:43 - Reply

        I fully support!

  2. Michał Przybylski Wed 11 Dec 2019 at 19:27 - Reply

    Michał Przybylski

  3. Anita Fogler Thu 12 Dec 2019 at 06:01 - Reply

    Anita Fogler, Warsaw.

  4. Judges4Judges Thu 12 Dec 2019 at 07:12 - Reply

    Important initiative, we are happy to co-sign this open letter!

  5. Christophe Hillion Thu 12 Dec 2019 at 11:08 - Reply

    Christophe Hillion

  6. Marcin Skubiszewski Thu 12 Dec 2019 at 14:41 - Reply

    The Polish association Obserwatorium Wyborcze (the Election Observatory) signs this letter. Could you, please, add our signature? I am the chairman of the management board of this association.

  7. Bartosz Pilecki Thu 12 Dec 2019 at 22:07 - Reply

    Very important initiative. I respectfully urge the Commission to consider and act on the letter as soon as possible – especially considering new law proposal (removing judges from office for implementing the CJEU rulings!)

  8. Anna Wallerman Ghavanini Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 06:39 - Reply

    Anna Wallerman Ghavanini

  9. Andrzej Drzemczewski Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 21:32 - Reply

    A.Drzemczewski, Strasbourg

  10. Hans Petter Graver Sat 14 Dec 2019 at 09:01 - Reply

    Hans Petter Graver, University of Oslo

    • Taszer Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:38 - Reply

      Thank you for having written his letter. This issue is o vital importance.

  11. Claudina Richards Sat 14 Dec 2019 at 13:34 - Reply

    Prof Claudina Richards, University of East Anglia, UK

    • Katarzyna Banasik Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 11:58 - Reply

      .

  12. Prof David Mead, University of East Anglia Sat 14 Dec 2019 at 14:00 - Reply

    Happy to sign

  13. Prof. Thomas Giegerich, Europa-Institut, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany Sun 15 Dec 2019 at 17:40 - Reply

    I fully support the Open Letter.

  14. Iwona Szymaniak Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 11:30 - Reply

    Thank you for having written his letter. This issue is o vital importance.

  15. Democracy and rule of law cannot be taken for granted. Populism and nationalism across the globe endangered them. We cannot be passive observers and must protect them. This is our watch.

  16. Gavin Barett Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 13:22 - Reply

    Professor Gavin Barrett, University College Dublin.

    Happy to sign

  17. Edward Cieslar Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 16:53 - Reply

    I support this innitiative.

  18. Piotr Czejkowski Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 18:10 - Reply

    I support fully this request

  19. Dorota Zarembecka Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 20:51 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  20. Agnieszka Robotka-Michalska Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 21:36 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  21. Katarzyna Kazmierczak Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 21:42 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    @vonderleyen

  22. Piotr Pikinski Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 21:45 - Reply

    We need normal courts in Poland.

  23. Piotr Pikinski Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 21:53 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  24. ANNA FAFINSKA Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 22:13 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  25. Jolanta Budzianowska Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 22:37 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  26. Karol Sosnowski Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 22:40 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  27. Monika Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 22:48 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  28. Vesco Paskalev Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:09 - Reply

    please add my name

  29. Malgorzata Kaminska Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:15 - Reply

    Please help us defend democracy and freedom in Poland. Thank you

  30. Urbańska Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:19 - Reply

    $InterimMeasures

  31. Bogusław Małysiak Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:19 - Reply

    Just do it! #InterimMeasures

  32. Paweł Sawicki Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:20 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  33. Etanol Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:21 - Reply

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  34. Andrzej Libiszewski Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:28 - Reply

    You are our last, best hope. #InterimMeasures

  35. Ludomira Szerszenowicz Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:28 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  36. Izabela Jakusz-Dygulska Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:33 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  37. Tomasz Urbaś Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:35 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  38. Barbara Mali Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:39 - Reply

    I support fully this request

  39. Leszek Grabarczyk Thu 19 Dec 2019 at 23:48 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures @vonderleyen

  40. Marta Balicki Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 00:05 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  41. Artur Grzybowski Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 00:21 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  42. Anna Kopycińska Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 00:50 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    I support this request with all my heart. Here in Poland people are fighting to keep democratic system and independent judiciary. Please help us

  43. MAŁGORZATA STEFANIUK Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 01:16 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    @vonderleyen

  44. Sebastian Dudek Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 07:57 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    I support this request with all my heart. Here in Poland people are fighting to keep democratic system and independent judiciary. @vonderleyen

  45. Rafał Słowicki Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 08:15 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  46. Bona Jerzy Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 08:19 - Reply

    Jerzy Bona
    Fr. 20 Dez.
    Antworten

  47. Jarek Włodarczyk Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 08:39 - Reply

    I support this request!

  48. Joanna Dudek Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 09:36 - Reply

    I support this!!!!!!

  49. Tomasz Czajewicz Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 10:58 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  50. Ben Crum Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 11:03 - Reply

    I completely agree with this urgent call!

  51. Adam Pawłowski Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 11:17 - Reply

    I support this innitiative.

  52. Tomasz Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 11:49 - Reply

    I agree. We need UE in this case.

  53. RyszardF Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 13:46 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    @vonderleyen

  54. Beata Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 15:02 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  55. Sławomir Węsek Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 17:40 - Reply

    I support this innitiative

  56. Zofia Grabarczyk Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 20:09 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures @vonderleyen

  57. Natalia Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 21:21 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures @vonderleyen

  58. Bartosz Kuriata Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 22:37 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

    Bartosz Kuriata
    Patent Attorney of the Republic of Poland

  59. Iwona Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 22:42 - Reply

    Supporting this letter

  60. Małgorzata Rosner Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 22:44 - Reply

    Help us, please. We want to be ruled by the law, but not that law, which allowes our government to steal and lie.

  61. Beata Wolska Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 22:48 - Reply

    I fully support the letter. We need help. Our week and young democracy needs help.

  62. Elżbieta Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:02 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  63. Patryk Falkowski Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:05 - Reply

    Help us fight this new quasi-dictature! Most of the Polish people are blind to it but it doesn’t mean the EU can let this be like this or the whole Union might collapse, not only Poland! Help us and help yourselves!

  64. Michal Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:11 - Reply

    Help to stop polxit.

  65. Jola Staszek Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:14 - Reply

    Polish citizens cannot accept the fact that our government do not respect the UE law.Please, help us to defend democracy in Poland. Thank you

  66. Andrzej Stęsik Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:22 - Reply

    I fully support the open letter.

  67. Lukasz Gruszczynski Fri 20 Dec 2019 at 23:48 - Reply

    I fully support the letter

  68. Anna Gut vel Gutkowska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:21 - Reply

    I fully support the letter

  69. Helena Szmuness Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:21 - Reply

    Please, help the Polish people to preserve freedom and democracy. You are their last hope. The ruling Party of Law and Order is a bunch of madmen, ready to destroy the country.

  70. Anna Gut vel Gutkowska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:23 - Reply

    I fully support a letter

  71. Remigiusz Piwowarski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:37 - Reply

    I fully support a letter

  72. Witold Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:43 - Reply

    Prosimy. Pomóżcie nam, Polakom.

  73. Grazyna Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:45 - Reply

    Please, help the Polish people to preserve freedom and democracy. You are their last hope. The ruling Party of Law and Order is a bunch of madmen, ready to destroy the country.

  74. Maciej Pisuk Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:46 - Reply

    I fully support the letter. We need help.

    • Bozena Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 06:23 - Reply

      Prosze pomoc Polakom zeby ta ustawa nie mogla i nie miala prawa obowiazywac w Polsce. Nie po to Polacy walczyli z komunizmem zeby teraz do niego wracac. Polac nie chca takich sadow jak byly kiedys chca WOLNYCH SADOW I WOLNYCH UCZCIWYCH SEDZIOW WE WSZYSTKICH INSTYTUCJACH PRAWA

  75. Ewa Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 00:58 - Reply

    I support this!

  76. Janusz Snieegowski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 02:40 - Reply

    Ta ustawa doprowadzi do anarchii !

  77. Tycjan Robert Golunski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 02:48 - Reply

    My full support! Moreover, what is going on in Poland deserves opinion as blowing up rule of law not “only” internally but posing a clear and present threat to the whole legal and political integrity of the EU.

  78. Adela Krakowiak-Seifert Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 04:20 - Reply

    I fully support the letter.

  79. Mikołaj Przybyszewski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 07:54 - Reply

    I support
    #InterimMeasures
    #poland

  80. Józef Gawryś Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 08:19 - Reply

    Konstytucja

    • Maciej Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:35 - Reply

      I support this letter as a whole.

  81. Barbara Mikos Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 08:36 - Reply

    Supporto l’iniziativa

  82. Andrzej Kałużny Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 08:48 - Reply

    I fully support the open letter

  83. Julita Marczuk Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 08:56 - Reply

    I fully support the open letter.

  84. Robert Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 09:01 - Reply

    I fully support the open letter

  85. Boguslaw Grabowski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 09:59 - Reply

    I support

  86. Ania Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 10:18 - Reply

    I support

  87. Zbigniew Kowalczyk Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 10:29 - Reply

    I support

  88. Malgorzata Oleszczuk Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 10:41 - Reply

    I support
    WOLNE SADY

    • Paulina Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 13:34 - Reply

      I support

  89. Zbigniew Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 13:05 - Reply

    Wolne sądy

  90. Justyna Johansen Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 13:45 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  91. Maciej Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 14:00 - Reply

    I fully support the open letter

  92. Dariusz Bendlin Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 14:33 - Reply

    Trójpodział władzy właśnie legł w gruzach,potrzebujemy my Polacy pomocy że strony najwyższych władz Unii Europejskiej.

  93. dr Paweł Jałocha Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 14:34 - Reply

    A concrete action from EU side can be the last chance to save the country. If not, Kaczyński takes over the last sector of the rule of law, which still holds independent from him.

  94. Tadeusz Jakrzewski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 16:18 - Reply

    Do Przewodniczącej Komisji Europejskiej,
    Rządząca w Polsce partia “Prawo i Sprawiedliwość” dowiodła właśnie przegłosowując 20 grudnia 2019 roku nową ustawę, że nie zamierza się stosować do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej, a stosujących się do niego sędziów zamierza represjonować. W tej sytuacji apeluję do Komisji Europejskiej, by wystąpiła do Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej o zastosowanie środków zabezpieczających niezależność sądów i niezawisłość sędziów w Polsce, zgodnie z rekomendacjami środowisk prawniczych.
    Z poważaniem
    Tadeusz Jakrzewski
    Obywatele RP

  95. Bernadeta Spendel Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 16:43 - Reply

    I support

  96. Andrzej Turski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 17:04 - Reply

    I fully support this request.

  97. Ewa Borguńska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 17:09 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures

  98. Piotr Zygadło Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 17:55 - Reply

    Jako obywatel Polski, a zarazem zjednoczonej Europy, proszę o pomoc w zatrzymaniu dewastacji polskiego sądownictwa.

  99. Michał Boni Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:00 - Reply

    Znaczenie instytucji Unii Europejskiej dla polskich spraw będzie rosło. Zarówno, jeśli chodzi o obronę ładu demokratycznego i prawnego (ile razy jeszcze przyjdzie upominać rząd polski, że łamie europejskie zasady, kierować sprawy do Trybunału, żądać wprowadzenia na zapisy polskiego prawa – środka tymczasowego) , jak i w sferze wspólnej, europejskiej polityki na rzecz rozwoju: od neutralności klimatycznej poczynając a na środkach dla Polski w przyszłym budżecie UE kończąc.

  100. Krzysztof Lemanski Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:16 - Reply

    I was on strike in Gdańsk Shipyard during martial law on 13.12.1980, i fought for free Poland, and now i look with horror, when PiS is leading Poland out of the European Union …. Europe, we need your help!

  101. Polish Freedom Network Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:32 - Reply

    We are fully supporting this initiative!

  102. Janusz Polowczyk Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 18:48 - Reply

    Democracy in Poland is becoming a thing of the past. The last phase of the attack on basic civil rights has begun. This is not the time for long analyzes and procedures, it is the time for concrete and, above all, effective actions.I fully support this statement.

  103. edyta jankowska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 19:52 - Reply

    lease help save #RuleofLaw in #Poland #InterimMeasures”

  104. Marek Latos Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 20:26 - Reply

    w pelni popieram

  105. Iwona Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 20:56 - Reply

    I fully support!

  106. Kowaliński Jakub Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 21:22 - Reply

    Save freedom in Poland, our supreme court & courts, we are part of European Union and we don’t want to back to communism regime of Jarosław Kaczyński and his puppets from Law&Justice party which are destroying everything (education, health care, supreme court, minor courts, retiring system) by law they stole money for them selves, their families and collegues, and catholic church or Tadeusz Rydzyk, to buy more votes in every elections to put their people everywhere (as for example directors of national corporations, scientific institiutes, museums, nationalagencies. More over they use public tv to accusing people which don’t accept their attack on the Constitution. Even they throwing away people from work or do problems if you don’t support Law&Justice party. They taking away our rights, even human rights. They hiding pedophilia in church and accusing LGBT community with far right wing and neo-fascists about pedoplilia.public Tv and the church and Law&Justice party dividing nation, to stole money from budget of the country or even from EU dotations etc. Soon we will law which alow them to do with everyone everything without defend of lawyer and impartial detached fair minded judge. Please help us.

    • Marta Witczak Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 10:38 - Reply

      I fully support

  107. Ewa Jablonska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 21:27 - Reply

    Happy to sign.Thank you for having written his letter. This issue is very important

  108. Małgorzata Witeska Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 22:16 - Reply

    I support!

  109. Jadwiga Sat 21 Dec 2019 at 22:26 - Reply

    Help to stop polxit!

  110. Marlena Szajer Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 07:44 - Reply

    Please help save #RuleofLaw in #Poland.

  111. Filip Czekaj Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 08:19 - Reply

    I fully support this Initiative.

    • Barbara Borgosz, Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 12:10 - Reply

      Help us,please.

  112. Andrzej Wiatrowski Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 09:59 - Reply

    Help !!!

  113. Marek Sobczak Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 10:50 - Reply

    I fully support!

  114. Paweł Przybylski Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 14:13 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures I fully support

  115. Agnieszka Dzikowska Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 16:30 - Reply

    Please, help us to stop a destruction of Polish courts and democracy

  116. Grzegorz Zaleski Sun 22 Dec 2019 at 21:02 - Reply

    Jako obywatel Polski i europejczyk proszę o powstrzymanie demolki wymiaru sprawiedliwości w moim kraju.

  117. Alina Cała Mon 23 Dec 2019 at 01:46 - Reply

    Proszę w imieniu mojej rodziny o podjęcie odpowiednich prawnych zabezpieczeń, wobec łamania przez polski rząd oraz partię PiS wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości. Dziś rządząca partia wzmogła represje wobec niezależnych sędziów – wobec czego takie zabezpieczenie jest konieczne, i to pilnie!

  118. Piotr Wojcieszak Mon 23 Dec 2019 at 10:45 - Reply

    I support!

  119. Anita Kurowska Larsen Mon 23 Dec 2019 at 14:33 - Reply

    Please Ms @vonderlayen, act now – save the #RuleOfLaw in #Poland

  120. maria Wed 25 Dec 2019 at 16:34 - Reply

    i agree there is no future in this country

  121. maria Wed 25 Dec 2019 at 16:36 - Reply

    i hate kaczyzm in poland

  122. Maciej Jankowski Thu 26 Dec 2019 at 16:01 - Reply

    #InterimMeasures
    @vonderleyen
    Please help Poland regain the Rule of Law!

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