03 September 2026
Poland Tests EU Law Again
Poland is once again testing the procedures and limits of EU law. This time, however, it is doing so under a government that professes its commitment to European integration, whereas the government in office until 2023 chiefly generated political conflicts with the Union. Poland’s place in EU law textbooks will probably become even more secure, but for once an EU law scholar need not find the episode embarrassing. Poland v Court of Justice of the European Union, T-308/26, lodged before the General Court on 21 May 2026, raises important questions about judicial procedure and the Union’s liability. Continue reading >>
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30 May 2021
Good European Neighbours
On 21 May 2021 the Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Ms Rosario Silva de Lapuerta granted interim measures in the case of Czech Republic v Poland, ordering Poland to immediately cease lignite extraction activities in the Turów mine. An action against a Member State which might have breached an EU directive – in this case by extending a lignite mining permit without carrying out an environmental impact assessment – may seem like an ordinary environmental case falling under the remit of EU law. The Czech Republic v Poland case, however, is anything but ordinary for at least two reasons. Continue reading >>
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