# Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by Poland of the rule of law

European Parliament procedure 2017/0360R(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 9th term, committee FEMM / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 359 committee amendments tabled by 67 Members between 2020-05-29 and 2020-06-10.

## What the amendments focus on

A dossier on determining a clear risk of a serious breach by Poland of the rule of law. The amendments reference Article 2 and Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, the reform of the Polish judiciary, infringement procedures launched by the Commission, hearings of Poland in the Council, and reports by the United Nations and the OSCE; some express deep concern, others call the Polish Government's explanations legitimate.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beata KEMPA | Poland | ECR | 117 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197519.md |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 112 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124877.md |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197501.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | RE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197400.md |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103381.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Vladimír BILČÍK | Slovakia | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197771.md |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197606.md |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197516.md |
| Balázs HIDVÉGHI | Hungary | NI | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124586.md |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95074.md |
| Karen MELCHIOR | Denmark | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197567.md |
| Samira RAFAELA | Netherlands | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197868.md |

## Official source documents

- PE652.541: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-652541_EN.pdf
- PE653.743: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-653743_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0360R-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0360R-NLE.json

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