WARSAW, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Poland has provided "exhaustive clarification" concerning doubts raised by the European Commission (EC), Foreign Ministry said on Monday following a reply sent to the EC regarding recommendations on the rule of law.
"Today, Poland has communicated its response to the European Commission following Commission Recommendation of July 26, 2017 regarding the rule of law in Poland, complementary to Recommendation of July 27, 2016 and Recommendation of December 21, 2016," the ministry said in a statement.
"The Polish side has provided exhaustive clarification concerning doubts raised by the European Commission, hoping to continue the dialogue on the merits of the case without any political elements," it added.
According to the ministry, Poland has underlined that the ongoing legislative measures, whose overriding aim is to reform the judicial system, are in line with European standards.
Moreover, the ministry expressed reservations concerning the EU rule of law procedure launched by the Commission, while the legislative process of acts being a subject to an evaluation was still in progress.
On July 26, the EC issued recommendations on four legal acts which in the Commission's point of view might be a threat to the rule of law in Poland, namely, the Polish Supreme Court, the National Judicial Council (vetoed afterwards by the Polish President, Andrzej Duda), the common court system and the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (already in force).
