nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20181005-142104-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180922s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20181005-142104-0 doi eng 342 23 Vassileva, Radosveta Author aut The Polish Judicial Council v The Bulgarian Judicial Council: Can You Spot the Difference? Vassileva, Radosveta Verfassungsblog 2018-09-22 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 17 September 2018, in Bucharest, the General Assembly of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) voted to suspend the membership of the Polish National Judicial Council (KRS) due to growing fears of lack of judicial independence in Poland. It was reported that 100 representatives voted for suspension, 6 were against (the Polish delegation), and 9 abstained. The Bulgarian delegation was among the abstainees, so Western commentators may wonder what the motivation for this position was. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Council of the Judiciary judicial independence prosecution Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-polish-judicial-council-v-the-bulgarian-judicial-council-can-you-spot-the-difference/ raw object