Poland's 2025 EU Presidency: Focus on justice reforms and tackling migrant smuggling

Poland's presidency in the European Union, starting on January 1, 2025, will focus on several key issues in the field of justice, announced Minister Adam Bodnar.

Warsaw, December 19, 2024. Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar at a press conference discussing "The Priorities of Poland's Presidency in the Field of Justice."

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Main priorities will include supporting and protecting crime victims, accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and combating migrant smuggling.

Bodnar emphasized the importance of legal security and Poland's role in negotiations related to victim protection and reforms in private law, including the harmonization of bankruptcy law.

The Minister also pointed out the need to protect the rule of law and civil society, with a planned conference on this topic in April 2025.

An important issue will also be the digitalization of the judiciary and further actions regarding Russia's accountability for war crimes in Ukraine.

Minister Sprawiedliwości @Adbodnar podczas konferencji prasowej nt. priorytetów polskiej prezydencji w obszarze wymiaru sprawiedliwości ⬇️

Chcemy wyciągnąć doświadczenia z ostatnich lat w Polsce, kiedy to organizacje pozarządowe, organizacje sędziowskie, prokuratorskie,… pic.twitter.com/fPN9LkQsuM

— Min. Sprawiedliwości (@MS_GOV_PL) December 19, 2024

Source: PAP/X/@MS_GOV_PL

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