“Such racist provisions had a tradition in the legislation of some European countries,” said former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, referring to Friday’s ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union. In his view, the ruling was “arranged.”
Yesterday, the CJEU issued a decision in response to a question from the Court of Appeal in Kraków regarding whether the adjudicating panel of the Supreme Court’s Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs met the EU requirement of being a court previously established by law. The ruling stated that “a national court is obliged to consider invalid the ruling of a higher court that is not an independent and impartial tribunal.”
According to the former justice minister, the ruling did not come about by chance. Ziobro sees it as the aftermath of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s failed attempt to subordinate Polish courts to Brussels.
Ziobro assesses that “the plan of a slow—almost imperceptible—transformation of the EU into a single state in the judicial area has been halted.”
“The presidency was not taken by the party notary Trzaskowski. The criminal coup against the presidential election also failed. Hołownia refused to participate. So now, in desperation, they went all out,” he stated.
In his view, “this pseudo-ruling, politically commissioned, has one main aim.” – Poles are not allowed to change their judiciary if it does not align with Brussels’ expectations. It is also meant to protect the German sphere of influence in Poland. EU law has nothing to do with it. European treaties clearly state that the organization of the judiciary belongs solely to the competence of member states. Therefore, the matter lies outside the jurisdiction of the CJEU – he wrote on X, adding:
“The attempt to interfere in our judiciary is nothing more than a brutal violation of European law and dirty politics.”
According to him, “the essence of this pseudo-ruling is simple.” – Poland’s democratically elected parliament cannot even indirectly take part in appointing judges, because supposedly EU law prohibits it. Meanwhile, in Germany, judges are chosen directly by parliamentarians. And the EU sees no problem with that – he reminded.
“This does not violate the same European law. Germans are allowed, Poles no longer are. That is the picture of the situation. This pseudo-ruling is a lie, a setup, and a villainous interference in our internal affairs. Unless the treaties include a provision stating: what is allowed for Germans is forbidden to Poles,” he wrote on X.
In his view, “such racist provisions had a tradition in the legislation of some European countries.” – However, in EU law – for now – they do not yet exist. CJEU judges, themselves chosen by politicians, lecture Poles that our parliament cannot have influence over judicial appointments. In this context, it is a particular display of cynicism and hypocrisy – he stated.
“The French Libération described corrupt meetings of CJEU judges with politicians, where rulings were ‘arranged.’ And I have no doubt that this ruling was also ‘negotiated’ in that way,” he stressed.
Ziobro added that “the disqualification of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control has one more advantage for Tusk.” – It gives him the grounds to continue Giertych’s false narrative questioning the legitimacy of Karol Nawrocki’s presidency. Of course, only when an opportunity arises – he wrote.
“This entire ruling exposes the double standards and political corruption in EU institutions. Corrupt liberal-left elites are leading the Union to collapse before our very eyes,” he emphasized.