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On 25 July 2019, the Commission decided to launch an action before the CJEU against Hungary for not fulfilling its obligations under EU law, because Hungary has not changed its so-called “Stop Soros” legislation. The law criminalises activities in support of asylum applications and further restricts the right to request asylum.

On 17 July 2019, the Commission took the next step in the infringement procedure against Poland, eyeing the Polish law that introduced a new disciplinary regime for ordinary court judges.

On 27 June 2019, Advocate General Tanchev delivered his opinion on a reference for a preliminary ruling brought by the Polish Supreme Court (Joined Cases C‑585/18, C‑624/18 and C‑625/18). The referring court casts doubt as to whether the newly created Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court meets the requirements of independence under EU law.

On 20 June 2019, Advocate General Tanchev presented his opinion on whether the new retirement rules for Polish judges and prosecutors violate EU law. The case (C-192/18) is an action for failure to fulfil obligations (Art. 258 TFEU).

On 24 June 2019, the CJEU ruled that the Polish reform lowering the retirement age of the Supreme Court judges is contrary to EU law (Case C-619/18). The Court reviewed the Polish reform law in light of Art. 19(1) subpara. 2 TEU.

In light of a discussion paper by the Finnish Council Presidency, the Ministers of Justice of the EU Member States held a policy debate on strengthening the rule of law ‒ from the perspective of the justice sector.

In June 2019, FRA published its fundamental rights Report 2019. The 2019 report places special emphasis on the interrelationship between human rights and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an EU context.

In June 2019, FRA published its fourth report on the topic of severe labour exploitation, focusing on the perspective of the workers. The report is based on interviews with 237 exploited workers.

At the end of May 2019, Frontex and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine extended their cooperation for another three years by signing a new cooperation plan for 2019-2021.

At the beginning of May 2019, Frontex’ new Liaison Officer to the Baltic States took up his duties. The deployment of liaison officers is part of the creation of a new network of 11 liaison officers to EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries.