European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-448/23)

Judgment of 18 Dec 2025

law://eu/cjeu/2023/c-448-23/para_130@2026-11-14

130In order to guarantee the full effectiveness of a final decision to be taken and to ensure that there is no lacuna in the legal protection provided by the Court, and to ensure the effective application of EU law, which is inherent in the value of the rule of law enshrined in Article 2 TEU and on which the European Union is founded, Article 279 TFEU confers on the Court jurisdiction to prescribe, on application by a party in proceedings for interim relief, any interim measures that it considers necessary (see, to that effect, order of 20 November 2017, Commission v Poland, C‑441/17 R, EU:C:2017:877, paragraphs 94, 97 and 102).

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-448/23 · ECLI:EU:C:2025:975
Decided: 18 Dec 2025
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Republic of Poland
Rapporteur: T. von Danwitz
Advocate General: D. Spielmann
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, T. von Danwitz, F. Biltgen, I. Jarukaitis, M.L. Arastey Sahún, I. Ziemele, J. Passer, O. Spineanu-Matei, M. Condinanzi, F. Schalin, A. Kumin, N. Jääskinen, D. Gratsias, Z. Csehi, B. Smulders
Language: Polish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62023CJ0448

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Cited by 3: MJ v AA (C-521/21); Criminal proceedings against MA (C-56/25); Republic of Poland v European Commission (C-554/24 P)2 provisions
Cites 3: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-441/17)