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Anna Wójcik

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Rule of law, de- and re-democratization, EU values, EU media policy. PhD in law. Kozminski University (Warsaw). I host a podcast on law at OKO.press — in Polish.

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Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Feb 26

A year ago, 🇵🇱 Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar presented an Action Plan for the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. In my analysis for the @fesonline.bsky.social — Warsaw Office, I explain what has been achieved so far and why progress has been slow.

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Chmielewska-Szlajfer @hchsz.bsky.social · Aug 18

W tych nieustająco ciekawych czasach z @annawojcik.bsky.social w OKO.press nagrałyśmy podcast o tym, po co decentralizować władzę w Polsce i co z tego wynika.

Bardzo zapraszam do odsłuchu! oko.press/decentraliza....

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OKO.press – Informacje, analizy, śledztwa, reportaże, fact-checkingi

Sprawdzone fakty. Dziennikarskie śledztwa. Analizy i sondaże. Archiwum życia publicznego. Medium obywatelskie. OKO.press - Sprawdź!

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

6/ “The legal order is more important than the self-satisfaction of a social class in Poland.” - Nawrocki about judges in Poland who reject PiS-era changes in courts and demand the rule of law repair.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

5/ Following Nawrocki’s remarks in parliament, PiS MPs began chanting “Constitution!” — a slogan previously used by critics of PiS judicial reforms during the party’s eight years in power.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

4/ He claimed that the current National Prosecutor is acting “illegally,” and that the PiS-appointed National Prosecutor had been dismissed illegally by Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

3/ Nawrocki declared that he will not administer the oath of office to “judges who undermine the constitutional legal order.”

He also signaled his opposition to judicial involvement in drafting legislation.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

2/ A Council for the Restoration of the State System will be established at the Presidential Palace. Nawrocki will invite academics to the council.

The new Polish president also argued that Poland needs a new constitution and pledged to work on a draft to be ready by 2030.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

1/ “Poland must return to the path of the rule of law. Today, it is no longer on that path.”
Nawrocki supports PiS narrative about the coup d'état and the rule of law backsliding under Tusk.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

President Nawrocki starts his five-year term in Poland.
This presidency is expected to bring a much more difficult cohabitation with Tusk's government than under President Duda. Nawrocki is set to clash with the government over the rule of law. And he is already criticizing judges. Let's unpack.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Aug 6

We'll see whether the Tusk government will be a mere interlude or the beginning of a sustained democratic renewal in Poland. Paradoxically, Nawrocki’s hardline presidency may galvanize voters who fear Viktor Orbán-style illiberalism.
cc: @illsp.bsky.social

Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Aug 5

New piece! Anna Wójcik on the results of Poland’s presidential election, the factors that influenced the outcome, and the turbulent period of cohabitation ahead. Check it out!

@annawojcik.bsky.social

Fertile Ground for Illiberalism: Poland’s New President and the Difficulties of Democratic Repair illiberalism.org |

Anna Wójcik on the results of Poland’s presidential election, the factors that influenced the outcome, and the turbulent period of cohabitation ahead.

www.illiberalism.org

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · Jul 23

Adam Bodnar is an international hero for the rule of law. If the government of Poland feels it must expel him, they are abandoning the values they purported to defend.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jul 23

Big government reshuffle in Poland. Donald Tusk has decided that Justice Minister Adam Bodnar's 1.5-year mission to repair the rule of law and improve the efficiency of the courts has come to an end.

In spring, I have summarized main achievements and challenges of the rule of law repair in Poland ⬇️

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Feb 26

A year ago, 🇵🇱 Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar presented an Action Plan for the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. In my analysis for the @fesonline.bsky.social — Warsaw Office, I explain what has been achieved so far and why progress has been slow.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jul 23

Poland owes the unblocking of the National Recovery Plan funds and the end of the Article 7 TEU procedure to Bodnar. The country’s accession to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office was a milestone. Bodnar laid the institutional foundations for the further repair of the rule of law.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jul 23

The Adam Bodnar era as Minister of Justice in Poland exposed all the paradoxes of liberal democracy and how difficult it is to repair a state after years of deliberate erosion of democratic standards and the rule of law.
oko.press/koniec-epoki...

Koniec epoki ministra Bodnara. Europejskie sukcesy, krajowa krytyka

Adamowi Bodnarowi Polska zawdzięcza odblokowanie KPO. Stworzył instytucjonalne podwaliny pod dalszą naprawę wymiaru sprawiedliwości

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jul 23

Big government reshuffle in Poland. Donald Tusk has decided that Justice Minister Adam Bodnar's 1.5-year mission to repair the rule of law and improve the efficiency of the courts has come to an end.

In spring, I have summarized main achievements and challenges of the rule of law repair in Poland ⬇️

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Feb 26

A year ago, 🇵🇱 Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar presented an Action Plan for the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. In my analysis for the @fesonline.bsky.social — Warsaw Office, I explain what has been achieved so far and why progress has been slow.

Reposted by Anna Wójcik

Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · Jul 23

🇵🇱⚖️Adam Bodnar is out as the Polish Minister of Justice/Prosecutor General, why? First, being a good academic/human rights defender doesn't necessarily make you a good politician; second, you can't please everyone who wants to be pleased; third, timid people aren't suited for savage times. 1/

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jul 9

Komisja Europejska w dorocznym raporcie o stanie praworządności chwali Polskę - niekiedy na wyrost. Zaleca kontynuowanie reformy sądów i wprowadzenie szeroko zakrojonej reformy systemu medialnego. Rząd Tuska ma wiele do zrobienia, a pole manewru może ograniczyć prezydent.
oko.press/komisja-euro...

Komisja Europejska optymistycznie ocenia naprawę praworządności w Polsce

Komisja Europejska dostrzega wolę zmian, ale zaznacza, że Polska ma w naprawie praworządności jeszcze wiele do zrobienia.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Jul 8

Our democracies are grounded in the rule of law, the very safeguard of our rights.

But, how is it applied in EU countries?

Today we'll share our findings. Stay tuned for the Annual Rule of Law report ↓

Reposted by Anna Wójcik

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Jun 23

Taking the opportunity of my travel to Warsaw to attend the #WorldJusticeForum2025 to catch up with this excellent - but depressing - overview of the #ruleoflaw state of play in Poland & likely future developments

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jun 12

For the duration of his term, Nawrocki’s five-year presidency will significantly hinder, and may even entirely block, the resolution of the constitutional crisis in which Poland has been mired since a decade - my take for @revdem2020.bsky.social
revdem.ceu.edu/2025/06/11/r...

In Uncertain Waters: The Restoration of the Rule of Law in Poland | Review of Democracy

The outcome of Poland’s presidential election has the potential to significantly harm the process of rule of law restoration in the country. In her op-ed Anna Wójcik examines the current situation and...

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · Jun 19

🇵🇱 "This result underscores the strong polarization of the Polish electorate and is set to profoundly influence the country’s democratic trajectory."

@annawojcik.bsky.social‬ analyzes the outcome of Poland's presidential election and its impact on the restoration of the rule of law:

In Uncertain Waters: The Restoration of the Rule of Law in Poland

The victory of Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party (PiS), in the presidential election is set to alter the trajectory of one of the central projects of the coalition government led by…

Reposted by Anna Wójcik

Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · Jun 11

✍️ In her op-ed, @annawojcik.bsky.social examines the outcome of Poland’s presidential election and explores what the future strategy of the pro-democratic governing coalition must entail. 🇵🇱🗳️

🧑‍💻 Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2nyy2rhp

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jun 12

I wonder what are your predictions for Poland's rule of law repair @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social @mariaskora.bsky.social @democracytalk.bsky.social @profpech.bsky.social

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jun 12

For the duration of his term, Nawrocki’s five-year presidency will significantly hinder, and may even entirely block, the resolution of the constitutional crisis in which Poland has been mired since a decade - my take for @revdem2020.bsky.social
revdem.ceu.edu/2025/06/11/r...

In Uncertain Waters: The Restoration of the Rule of Law in Poland | Review of Democracy

The outcome of Poland’s presidential election has the potential to significantly harm the process of rule of law restoration in the country. In her op-ed Anna Wójcik examines the current situation and...

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jun 7

Spot on: „The message listed all of the crimes allegedly committed by a series of Polish center-right and center-left governments, twisting the record and rewriting the history of the past 30 years into a story of trauma and victimization.” The PiS narrative of decline of Poland in the 1990s-2000s.

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jun 7

"Every time we go to the polls, politicians will say that every election matters and every vote counts. They will be right"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Every Election Is Now Existential

A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.

www.theatlantic.com

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Jun 4

Latest action from @goodlobbyprofs.bsky.social: In short, we lodged a complaint with @ec.europa.eu under the Conditionality Regulation requesting the activation of this instrument in relation to the deliberate & systemic deterioration of the #ruleoflaw in Slovakia
www.thegoodlobby.eu/the-good-lob...

The Good Lobby Profs File Rule of Law Complaint Against Slovakia | The Good Lobby

Slovakia: The Good Lobby Profs submitted a formal complaint to the EU urging immediate action in response to ongoing democratic backsliding.

www.thegoodlobby.eu

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · Jun 2

The Polish paradox:
- Poles are most enthusiastic about European Union membership when it comes to thinking the EU will help them face the future
- 51% voted for a candidate who will prevent Poland playing its full role in the EU.

Anna Wójcik @annawojcik.bsky.social · Jun 2

Personally, I like the persona of Tusk. But for a big chunk of voters he’s responsible for a decads when they or their parents’ lives were miserable.