Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 April 2020

European Commission v Republic of Poland and Others

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601 — Article 5(2) and 5(4) to 5(11) of each of those decisions — Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and of Greece — Emergency situation characterised by a sudden influx of third-country nationals into certain Member States — Relocation of those nationals to other Member States — Relocation procedure — Obligation on the Member States to indicate at regular intervals, and at least every three months, the number of applicants for international protection who can be relocated swiftly to their territory — Consequent obligations leading to actual relocation — Interests of the Member States linked to national security and public order — Possibility for a Member State to rely on Article 72 TFEU in order not to apply EU legal acts of a binding nature

Joined Cases C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
19/06/2020 Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2020:257
02/04/2020 Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2020:257
02/04/2020 Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)
Application (OJ)
09/03/2018 Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2019:917
31/10/2019 Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.01 Conferring of powers
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 21/12/2017

Date of the Opinion

  • 31/10/2019

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

02/04/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Commission v Poland (Temporary mechanism for the relocation of applicants for international protection)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Waele, Henri de: Niet-nakoming EU-besluiten over herverdeling asielzoekers : Europees Hof van Justitie, 2 april 2020: Polen, Hongarije en Tsjechië veroordeeld, Asiel en Migrantenrecht 2020 p.241-244 (NL)
  2. Gortázar Rotaeche, Cristina ; Dos Santos Soares, Alfredo: Rompiendo una lanza por los valores y principios de la UE. Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia (sala tercera) de 2 de abril de 2020, Comisión Europea contra República de Polonia y otros, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2020, nº 52, p. 1-22 (ES)
  3. Simon, Denys: Visa, asile et immigration - Relocalisation des migrants, Europe 2020, n° 6 Juin, Comm. 184 (FR)
  4. Chamon, Merijn: De niet-uitvoering van het herplaatsingsmechanisme, gevoegde zaken C‑715/17, C‑718/17 en C‑719/17, Commissie/Polen, Hongarije en Tsjechië, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2020 p. 571-576 (NL)
  5. Richard, Alexandre: Manquement aux obligations de relocalisation des demandeurs d'asile: une leçon de solidarité européenne, Revue des affaires européennes 2020 n°2 p. 453-461 (FR)
  6. Caiola, Antonio: La Cour de justice se prononce pour le respect effectif de la protection internationale. La relocalisation des demandeurs de protection internationale et le manquement des États membres, Cahiers de droit européen 2020 n°1 p. 243-256 (FR)
  7. Tsourdi, Evangelia (Lilian): Relocation blues : refugee protection backsliding, division of competences, and the purpose of infringement proceedings : Commission v. Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic : joined cases C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17, Commission v. Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Common Market Law Review 2021 p. 1819-1844 (EN)
  8. Labayle, Henri: XIV. Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice - Cour de justice, 2 avril 2020, Commission c/ Pologne, Hongrie et République tchèque, aff. jtes C-715/17, C-718/17 et C-719/17, ECLI:EU:C:2020:257, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2020. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2021, p. 811-814 (FR)
  9. Barbou Des Places, Ségolène: Quand violation du droit de l'immigration et crise de l'État de droit se rejoignent dans le prétoire de la Cour, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2021, n° 1, p. 199-204 (FR)
  10. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Leboeuf, Luc: Droit européen des migrations, Journal de droit européen 2021, nº 3, p. 140-154 (FR)
  11. Salomon, Stefan ; Rijpma, Jorrit: A Europe Without Internal Frontiers: Challenging the Reintroduction of Border Controls in the Schengen Area in the Light of Union Citizenship, German Law Journal 2023, Vol. 24, n° 2, p. 281-309 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Prechal

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Polish, Hungarian, Czech

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English