WARSAW, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on Monday expressed hope for more constructive dialogues with Poland on the rule of law and justice reform issues, following his meeting with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
During a press conference following the meeting, both leaders underlined the will to reach an agreement and hope for further talks.
"We had a constructive discussion about the issues over the rule of law," Timmermans said, adding that he was given new information about the reforms, and expressed hope that communication might be continued to resolve the issue and find a solution.
Morawiecki also emphasized the will to reach an agreement while taking into account the necessity of justice system reform in the country. He also expressed satisfaction that Timmermans "did not represent a position of various forces that are not interested in a compromise".
On Dec. 20 last year, the European Commission took an unprecedented step by triggering Article 7 for the first time in its history, launching a censure against Poland over a judicial reform dispute.
The European Commission doubted Poland's laws reforming the Supreme Court and believed the National Judicial Council might be undermining the EU's rule-of-law principles.
The amended laws on the Supreme Court and common court system, which introduce changes to extraordinary appeals and court assessors' appointment proceedings, came into force in Poland on June 16.
