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Minister Radosław Sikorski’s letters to the President of European Court of Human Rights and to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

15.12.2023

On the inauguration day of the new government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski sent letters to President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Síofra O’Leary and to the members of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, declaring Poland’s will and determination to implement ECHR judgments, particularly those regarding the principles of the rule of law and independence of the judiciary.

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Minister Sikorski wrote that Polish authorities note the problems exposed in numerous ECHR judgments, which are the aftermath of the reforms of the judiciary carried out over the recent years. The minister considered it a priority to implement the pilot judgment issued by the Court on 23 November 2023 in the case of Wałęsa v. Poland. In that ruling, the ECHR identified a systemic problem relating to the failure to guarantee judicial independence and to a breach of the right to a fair trial. Poland will not request referring the case to the ECHR’s Grand Chamber.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Polish Ministry of Justice will take prompt action to implement the Court’s rulings and restore the principles of the rule of law, especially as regards the judiciary.

 

 

 

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