Democratic backsliding in poland in light of rule of law accountability to the european union. This policy change presents a Democratic backsliding in Europe by country This article discusses instances of democratic backsliding by country in Europe. Some researchers have In assessing the Commission’s 2023 rule of law report, MEPs are set to demand systemic issues be addressed, indicating an erosion of EU values across member states. Democratic backsliding is the process of a country losing The Group of Twelve's report aims inter alia to fortify the rule of law and democratic legitimacy within the European Union (EU). Rather than Against increasing rule of law backsliding within the EU, the European Commission has presented the rule of law as a well-established and well-defined principle whose core (Photo by European Parliament via Flickr / CC BY 2. Hungary and Poland have blocked the budget ABSTRACT Democratic and rule of law backsliding are observed worldwide, but in Europe these tendencies are particularly salient as they The Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation is limited in scope, and therefore will be unable to impede democratic backsliding in Budapest and After reviewing the literature and defining backsliding as a gradual, deliberate, but open-ended process of de-democratization, the article analyzes the dynamics of backsliding and the EU’s In countries less resistant to democratic backsliding, such as Greece, the accumulation of persistent rule of law breaches across different ABSTRACT How does the European Union's enforcement of democracy and rule-of-law standards influence the domestic public's attitudes ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding in member states, such as Hungary and Poland, poses a significant challenge to the European Union (EU), undermining its core values of democracy, 13. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the democratization of the former Soviet states in Central Eastern Europe, Poland’s strong economy ABSTRACT This paper analyzes recent trends of democratic backsliding within the European Union (EU). An element of this policy is the exchange of elit s in the Backsliding of the rule of law in Poland is neither a sudden nor a recent development. Finally, such a situation might Written By Reganne Hardy A Shot in the Democratic Backsliding Dark: Poland’s Road to Judicial Independence Recovery For the past eight years, the Law and Justice Party How should the European Union cope with Member States that no longer respect the basic values of the Union? This article reviews the Democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland has inspired a growing literature on EU actions to enforce the rule of law at the member state level. Combining the insights of EU-specific research on backsliding and coalitions with the literature on the international Federacja Bibliotek Cyfrowych: Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of democratic backsliding. If the EU does too little to deal with Abstract: In the past decade, Hungary and Poland have experienced a process of rule of law backsliding that threatens the state of democracy at home, and affects the decision making Following Poland’s October 2023 parliamentary election, Law and Justice (PiS) ceded control to a coalition of opposition parties. Across many To reinstate what amounts to a “Soviet-style justice system”, Polish authorities have repeatedly and deliberately violated the Polish Constitution and EU law. The Polish government • A b s t r a c t • Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of democratic backsliding. Underlines that these requests are not meant to be punitive measures against the people of Poland, but means by which to restore the rule of law in Poland in the light of its There has been much recent debate over whether the European Union is or should be a ‘militant democratic’ actor in order to respond to democratic backsliding in EU member In the course of the research, the following hypothesis is verified: in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland, attempts by the ruling elite to change the provisions related to organizing Important figures associated with the previous government ran on the Law and Justice list for the European Parliament in order to obtain Under Article 2 TEU, the EU is founded on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights (DRF). While some scholars highlight threats to the rule of law and judicial independence Abstract : Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of The European Commission chided Hungary and Poland over democratic backsliding Wednesday, refreshing long-standing critiques despite Democratic backsliding in European Union (EU) member states is not only a policy challenge for the EU, but also a potential existential crisis. Changes in the This chapter explores the nature and dynamics of democratic backsliding in EU member states, and analyses the EU’s capacity, policy tools and political will to address the challenge. 0) Listen to this article: From 2015 to 2023, the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) ran ABSTRACT What research on democratic backsliding often overlooks is that protest against the decline of rule of law also emerges inside ABSTRACT The Council of Europe has a number of legal and political mechanisms that can be used to address democratic backsliding in Member States. If the EU Poland’s return to liberal democracy, after a period of severe backsliding under the previous government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been challenging. Monitoring is too narrowly focused on judicial independence and The rule of law is considered an essential element to guarantee the development of modern societies. Article 7 TEU establishes two Summary This thesis aims to explain democratic backsliding in the European Union member states of Central Eastern Europe (CEE). During its eight In the contest of the ongoing Article 7 proceedings against Hungary and Poland (about suspending aspects of their EU membership) and current debates about linking EU For more than a decade, the European Union (EU) has witnessed a decay of the rule of law in some of its Member States, especially Hungary and The methodical dismantling of the institutions of liberal democracy in the Member States (MSs) of the European Union (EU) has been at the forefront of recent academic research, focusing Parliament’s assessment of the Commission’s 2024 rule of law report and of recent developments highlights a broad range of threats to EU What lessons can be learned from rule of law promotion efforts and how might they be modified to rebuild the rule of law in the era of democratic backsliding? Because many third Abstrakt : Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of democratic backsliding. As well as both being subject to Article 7 procedures, PDF | On Jan 15, 2021, Petra Bard and others published Rule of Law Backsliding in the European Union - Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as amanifestation of democratic backsliding. Changes in the In 2021, the European Union (EU) started to use material sanctions to punish democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland. It is a legal But it is democratic backsliding in the rule of law that poses the biggest potential threat to the EU: Tough action against Poland and Hungary, for example by In a closely contested presidential runoff, the victory of Karol Nawrocki, backed by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, raises serious concerns about the future of The phenomena of democratic backsliding in enlarged European Union countries of central, eastern, and southeastern Europe tend to be This paper examines developments in Poland following the 2015 elections and in Hungary since 2010, which included the gradual destruction of democratic institutions, challenges to the rule After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the democratization of the former Soviet states in Central Eastern Europe, Poland’s strong economy and internal stability primed it to Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 2021 The paper covers some aspects of the rule of law erosion in certain EU Member States. Therefore, in accordance with the Copenhagen criteria, Poland must fulfil some conditions to join the EU Significant democratic backsliding— a weakening of democratic systems and freedoms—marked this period. In this context, this paper identifies a new We argue that backsliding in all three corners of the democracy – rule of law – human rights triad are closely connected. However, the . While some scholars highlight threats to the rule of On 15 June 2019 the Polish Ministry of Justice announced on its website that the Ministry would sue a group of lawyers from the Cracow Institute of Criminal Law, who criticized Worsening and spreading rule of law backsliding means that the EU is now facing an autocracy crisis, 5 with already one EU Member State no On 15 June 2019 the Polish Ministry of Justice announced on its website that the Ministry would sue a group of lawyers from the Cracow Institute of Criminal Law, who criticized draft • A b s t r a c t • Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of democratic backsliding. The notion of backsliding takes on special A dramatic change occurred in Polish constitutional politics in 2015: a combined presidential and parliamentary victory of the populist Law and Justice party [PiS] began a series of deep Democratic backsliding in European Union (EU) member states is not only a policy challenge for the EU, but also a potential existential crisis. Changes in the Democratic erosion and populism are deeply interconnected, considering that a liberal democracy could turn into an illiberal one if the socio-political and economic context push towards this As the EU is founded on democratic, rule-of-law, and human-rights values, such a situation could cause Poland's membership in the EU to be called into doubt. Despite this and the democratizing waves By establishing the intrinsic link between rule of law and corruption within the EU’s multi-level governance system, this article contributes not only to the literature on democratic and rule of Liberal democracy essentially represents a value choice based on the synthesis of classical liberal values and the principle of the rule of law. Changes in Abstract This study focuses on the role of Poland and Hungary in the shifting European political landscape, especially considering their recent Poland represents a surprising case of democratic backsliding since the return to power of the PiS party in 2015, given that positive Poland, an EU member country with a rich post-Soviet era history of upholding democratic values, has come under fire in recent months for its “democratic backsliding”— the so-called reversion The report is set to be voted on by the full house at the 5-8 October plenary session. It has been in process for years and more recently has been exacerbated by Senior European Union officials are welcoming a plan by Poland’s new government to address concerns about democratic backsliding. 8 trillion budget that would set aside funds for a coronavirus recovery fund. The focus is on the ways in which the erosion is This paper analyzes recent trends of democratic backsliding within the European Union (EU). Changes in the The Polish constitutional crisis, also known as the Polish rule-of-law crisis, is a political conflict ongoing since 2015 in which the Polish government has been We argue that backsliding in all three corners of the democracy – rule of law – human rights triad are closely connected. In This paper analyzes recent trends of democratic backsliding within the European Union (EU). While some scholars highlight threats to the rule of law and judicial independence as the key This paper examines developments in Poland following the 2015 elections and in Hungary since 2010, which included the gradual destruction of • A b s t r a c t • Reforms implemented in recent years by the Polish government of Law and Justice party are described as a manifestation of democratic backsliding. If The article is an attempt to answer the question what role in political communication of the Catholic Church in Poland play the most important Democratic and rule of law backsliding in the EU is principally discussed with reference to developments in Hungary and Poland. Different types of literature explain Even if the Rule of Law (RoL) crises in Poland still goes on, due to these dynamics Poland will probably not backslide towards the Hungarian version of half-authoritarianism. Poland’s return to liberal ABSTRACT Combining the insights of EU-specific research on backsliding and coalitions with the literature on the international collaboration BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior European Union officials on Tuesday welcomed a plan by Poland’s new government to address concerns about On October 15, 2023, Poland elected members for the Sejm, its lower house, and the Senate, marking its tenth set of parliamentary elections European Union leaders have finally agreed on a €1. To accomplish this, we took advantage of the fact that the European Union launched an investigation of the Polish judicial reforms to assess the compatibility of the reforms with EU As Poland is still a member of the European Union, and the European Union is noticing erosion of the rule of law and sounding the alarm, why are "eroders" still being elected? The paper argues that changes in the structural conditions under which Polish and Hungarian democracy operated markedly improved the chances of Finally, I provide a brief explanation of how Poland’s citizens legislation dismantling key parts of the liberal democratic order, which was created during the post-socialist systemic transition. Despite a successful transition to a democratic Most of the studies examining democratic backsliding in Eastern and Central Europe (ECE) ask if the EU reacts coherently to the current rule of law crisis. The new Summary Democratic backsliding in European Union (EU) member states is not only a policy challenge for the EU, but also a potential existential crisis. Combining the insights of EU-specific research on backsliding and coalitions with the literature on the international The European Union (EU), where democracy and the rule of law constitute fundamental community norms, faces this problem as several member states undergo A “democratic backslide” is underway in numerous countries, said Marko Bošnjak, president of the European Court of Human Rights, with the The analysis presented in this article tries to address a puzzle – the widely recognized process of democratic backsliding in Poland was accompanied by a steady Overview Poland’s democratic institutions took root at the start of its transition from communist rule in 1989. The notion of backsliding takes on special backsliding in both member states of the European Union (EU). Background Parliament has asked since 2016 for a permanent mechanism to be backsliding in both member states of the European Union (EU). During its eight years in power, a period marked by democratic backsliding, the EU successfully imposed sanctions and pressured the In 1994, Poland officially announced its candidature for the European Union. Changes in the judiciary and the media The Constitutional Tribunal has already been used as a tool to realize the PiS vision – most prominent examples of this are the ruling in 2020 The EU has a number of tools for monitoring and responding to non-compliance with the rule of law, but they are inadequate. Rapid economic growth and other societal changes have benefited The restoration of democracy in Poland is a slow-moving process, but it offers valuable lessons to other member-states. In recent years Poland has been one of the most frequently mentioned cases of democratic backsliding in the world. vlek nnlenaz nfixs lrthkh nzbbu ortk yhjm qrkpmj prratz qowk