Flag of Poland and the European Union. File photoBRUSSELS, June 6. MEPs from the liberal faction of the European Parliament (Renew) have proposed a vote of no confidence in the European Commission after it approved a €35 billion funding plan for Poland, despite the fact that Warsaw did not eliminate all violations of European law. «If the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, continues to refuse to take the rule of law condition seriously, then we withdraw our support,» former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt wrote on Twitter. The initiative is also co-sponsored by Dutch MP Sophia Int Veld and Spaniard Luis Garicano.Western enthusiasm for opposing Russia has cooled down, says Polish MEPDeputies believe that Poland has not fully complied with the decisions of the European Court of Justice, so the allocation of EU funds was premature. In order for the draft decision of no confidence in the EC to be put to a vote, 70 signatures of deputies of the European Parliament must be collected. On Wednesday, the European Commission approved a plan to restore the economy of Poland, which was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, totaling more than 35 billion euros. Poland's plan was approved with a delay and despite the EU's continued claims to Warsaw regarding compliance with European rule of law. According to media reports, the positive decision of the EC was influenced by the position of Poland in the situation around Ukraine. In July 2021, the EU Court of Justice demanded the immediate cessation of the work of the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland. According to the EC, the activities of the Disciplinary Chamber, which can decide on the professional activities of judges, threaten their independence and impartiality. In turn, the Polish Constitutional Court did not consider the decision of the EU Court of Justice to suspend the work of the disciplinary chamber binding. In Poland, they learned how the United States framed Europe. This year, the European Commission withheld 100 million euros from the funds due to Poland due to Warsaw's refusal to comply with the decision of the EU court. other things, they will liquidate the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court. The leaders of the EU member states at the summit in Brussels in December 2020 agreed on a multi-year EU financial plan and a fund for the recovery of the European economy, which were previously blocked by Poland and Hungary. The claims of Poland and Hungary concerned the intention of other countries to link the allocation of money from the EU budget to issues of the rule of law. -0-
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