Amendment No. 42 | Doc. 15025 | 27 January 2020

The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland

Signatories: Mr Jacques MAIRE, France, ALDE ; Ms Doris BARNETT, Germany, SOC ; Mr Maurizio BUCCARELLA, Italy, NR ; Mr Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino, SOC ; Mr Michael LINK, Germany, ALDE ; Mr Christian PETRY, Germany, SOC ; Mr Axel SCHÄFER, Germany, SOC

Origin - 2020 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.4, replace the words:

", raise questions about their independence and their vulnerability to politicisation and abuse. This needs to be addressed."

with the following words:

"and the fact that their members were elected by the new National Council of the Judiciary, raise questions about their independance and their vulnerability to politicisation and abuse. This needs to be addressed urgently."