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WARSAW, Feb. 8 (Reuters) – On Wednesday, the Polish parliament approved the Govt Europe Two that the Union hopes will unblock its billions law accepted the project, but the president court about reforms law there are still doubts about whether he will sign the project or not.
Brussels, consistently 35.4 in COVID-19 recovery funds due to the rule of law billion euro (38 billion dollars) kept and which Warsaw had to fulfill to get the cash court set milestones in issues such as independence and green energy.
of Poland judge the most controversial reforms for those in his camp court related to the system.
Law project means that Ali To the disciplinary cases of judges instead of the controversial chamber of the court Ali The Administrative Court will consider. Critics say the chamber is being used to punish judges who criticize the government’s judicial reforms.
It also means that judges who question the independence of their colleagues appointed by bodies politicized by critics will not face disciplinary action.
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For the bill to be legal the president Must be signed by Andrzej Duda. It can also veto it or refer it to the Constitutional Court for review.
Parliament the lower house to the law of the upper house offer rejected the amendments he made, that is, it will go to the president in its original form.
Duda, a government ally, previously said he would not accept any regulation that would allow the legitimacy of judges to be questioned.
“We will now continue to follow the next steps in the legislative process,” EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said on Twitter.
WIND FARMS
The lower house of parliament also backed down on a government proposal to more than double existing capacity, passing legislation that changes some of Europe’s strictest rules on wind farm development. That bill now goes to the upper house.
Easing the rules on wind farm investment is also one of the steps Poland has to go through to open EU funds.
Current regulations from 2016, judge From the Law and Justice Party’s minimum height of a turbine from residential buildings 10 It has effectively blocked land for investment in new turbines ever since it ordered it away.
Last year, the government radically reduced this minimum distance offer even though judge the majority increased it again to a minimum of 700 meters in a bill passed on Wednesday, a move investors said prevented planned investments.
According to the Polish Wind Energy Association, which brings together around 150 investors, the amendment will reduce potential onshore wind investments by 60-70%, effectively stopping them.
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Reporting by Alan Charlish, Marek Strzelecki, Pavel Florkiewicz, Anna Koper in Warsaw and Gabriela Baczynska in Brussels; Edited by Alex Richardson, Diane Craft and Kylie MacLellan
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2023-02-09 02:47:38
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