Dáil debates

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Human Rights

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will commit to writing to my counterpart. There is a new Polish foreign minister who I have not gotten to know yet, but I have spoken to him briefly. It is worth noting that the Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, quite pointedly referred to this issue when she gave her state of the Union address a number of weeks ago. That was an indication that the European Commission takes it seriously.

The Commission has responsibility to uphold the treaties and, by doing that, the value system of the European Union. I expect that this will continue to be an ongoing discussion and a focus will continue to be on Poland's response to its responsibilities as an EU member state in a way that is consistent with the values that, it is to be hoped, continue to underpin policy across the Union.

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