The processing of applications submitted in the context of the reorganisation of the judicial system in Poland - in what has been described by many observers as a “rule-of-law crisis” - has been further adjourned until 23 November 2026 to give more time to the Polish Government to adopt general measures following the Wałęsa v. Poland pilot judgment.

The Court currently has over 1100 pending cases against Poland concerning the judicial reform in Poland initiated in 2017.

• Press release
• Factsheet: Judicial independence
• Factsheet: Pilot judgments