Poland asks Brussels if it will sanction Spain for its judicial reform

• Government.Pedro Sánchez gave the "personal" order to submit the CGPJ after negotiating it with Pablo Iglesias

• Justice: Experts denounce that the reform of the Judicial Power goes against the Constitution and the balance of powers

• Politics.PSOE and Podemos skip the controls to approve the express reform of the Judicial Power

The ultranationalist Polish government has found in the reform of the election system of the General Council of the Judiciary (

) proposed by the PSOE and United We can an argument to defend theirs before the community authorities and demand equal treatment.

"If the European Union sanctions Poland for electing the judiciary by a three-fifths majority of Parliament, what will Brussels do if Spain appoints the GGPJ for half plus one?", The Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote this Wednesday on Twitter ,

.

Also through Twitter, the Secretary of State for Justice,

, warns against the comparative offense that the European Commission would commit if it allows Pedro Sánchez's socialists to proceed with the renewal of the CGPJ by a simple majority.

"The European Commission and the Germans are creating mechanisms to put us [Poland] in the front line and force us to obey, but the Spanish model does not bother them at all," says Kaleta.

The appointment of Dolores Delgado

The reform proposal of the CGPJ presented to Congress by the parliamentary groups of the PSOE and Unidas Podemos contemplates the election by an absolute majority of the 12 judges who correspond to appoint the Cortes in case of blockade, out of a total of 20. For the remaining eight , jurists of recognized prestige, would continue to need the three fifths that the Constitution marks

This project to reform the CGPJ is the second attempt by the Polish authorities to establish a parallel with Spain.

The first was on the occasion of the appointment of Dolores Delgado as State Attorney General.

Delgado assumed that position after serving as Minister of Justice, raising doubts about her independence.

In the framework of the reform of the Judicial Power promoted by the

(

), the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Justice were left under the same command, a fusion of powers contrary to democratic principles and which continues to be highly questioned.

But Poland has not only gone ahead with that reform, it is ready to stand up in Brussels.

The PiS leader and now deputy prime minister,

, warned on Tuesday that his country will veto the European Union Budget and decisions on community funds to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic if the sovereignty of his country is threatened.

Kaczynski: "Veto"

"We will defend at any cost our identity, our freedom and sovereignty. We will not be terrorized by money. Our response to these actions will be clear: no," said Kaczynski, in an interview with the daily

.

"If the threats and blackmail continue, we will firmly defend the vital interest of Poland. Veto," said Kaczynski in response to warnings from the European Commission regarding respect for the rights of LGTBI people and the censorship made by the Court of Community justice to the judicial reform approved in Poland.

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