Adelina Marini
#GAC #ruleoflaw At their meeting today the EU ministers of foreign and European affairs will discuss the situation in #Poland and what measures to be undertaken against the country for its systemic breach of the rule of law. Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans said that all adopted laws and amendments must be studied in detail first before making a decision
25 September 2017 09:38
Adelina Marini #ruleoflaw Matti Maasikas (Estonian presidency): Rule of law is the fundamental value of the EU, it's important for everyone and it matters. This remains a shared concern of the member states and the institutions. Discussions today showed clearly that we have to handle this issue. Delegations urged the Polish government and the Commission to continue the dialogue 25 September 2017 13:07
Adelina Marini #ruleoflaw Frans Timmermans: I'm encouraged by #Poland's desire to continue dialogue. The most important thing today is that everyone stated that the rule of law is fundamental 25 September 2017 13:08
Adelina Marini #ruleoflaw #Poland Timmermans: It will be very helpful if the newly adopted two laws are sent to the Venice Commission for a review 25 September 2017 13:09
Adelina Marini Timmermans: On Catalonia - I expect all member states to act within the framework of their own Constitutions 25 September 2017 13:12