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Gersdorf met the president a few hours before the controversial government reform, which means in practice that more than a third of HD judges are forced to resign, will come into effect at midnight. Following the meeting, the President confirmed that Gersdorf would retire on 4 July.
The judges themselves have made it clear that they will not leave their posts – they view the controversial legislative reform of the government as the basis.
President Andrzej Duda, an ally with the Government Law and Justice (PIS) team, has the right to grant dispensation for arbitrators who apply for a stay.
Gersdorf was clear before the meeting that she intends to stay until April 2020 as planned and calls for government reform for a "cleanup".
– What should I do? I do not accept it. I think I am the President of the Supreme Court until 2020, said Gersdorf to TVN24 TV channel
Judges are backed by the European Commission, which on Monday launched a new lawsuit against the government of Warsaw. an independent judiciary. "Poland has a month to answer
Law and Justice (PIS), however, it is not easy.They believe that the changes of the Supreme Court are necessary to counter corruption and change the legal system that they mean has traces of the former communist regime.The government will give the European Commission a "detailed" response within 30 days, ensures the Deputy Minister of Affairs foreign Konrad Szymanski
– This decision will be very important for the EU as it will define to what extent EU laws can affect how independent EU countries choose to organize their legal system.
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