He stressed that one of the most important tasks of the new government in Poland is to rebuild the rule of law. "This ambitious goal must be adapted to the daily political realities," he said.

As the Minister of Justice noted, Poland is reintegrating with the European Union. "We are implementing the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and changing Poland's position in cases before the Court," he said.

Thanks to legislative and non-legislative changes, it was possible to unblock EU funds that had previously been withheld by the European Commission.

"I presented an Action Plan in Brussels, which was accepted," Minister Adam Bodnar emphasized. He also listed the actions of the ministry he heads, which resulted in the European Commission's position that there is no longer a risk of violation of the rule of law in Poland and the announcement of the imminent withdrawal of the procedure under Article 7 of the Treaty on the European Union.

Already in March of this year, the Polish prosecutor's office joined the European Public Prosecutor's Office." The Ministry of Justice also cooperates closely with other organizations. An example is my visit to Venice and participation in the meeting of the Venice Commission," emphasized the Minister of Justice.

He pointed out that the Polish judiciary is waiting for the introduction of important reforms. "It is necessary to separate the functions of the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General, reform the Supreme Court and establish the status of the so-called neo-judges nominated after 2018. It is also necessary to reform the common courts, disciplinary proceedings against judges and the National Council of the Judiciary," said the head of the Ministry of Justice, adding that introducing all reforms is a demanding task.

"All draft reforms are and will be consulted with non-governmental organizations and representatives of the academic community. I am responsible for coordinating these activities. I have appointed codification commissions that bring together experts and cooperate with the Ministry of Justice," assured Adam Bodnar.

The Minister of Justice pointed out that the process of returning to the rule of law is long-lasting and should be sustainable. "We are facing a challenge: how to secure the future? We must invest in civic education, which will allow us to defend the values of liberal democracy and prevent a potential return to a non-liberal order," Adam Bodnar indicated.

Minister Adam Bodnar also participated in a panel discussion with Petra Bárd from Radboud University in Nijmegen, Eva Brems from the Human Rights Center at the University of Ghent and Dimitrij Kochenov from the CEU Democracy Institute.

Then he met with the co-chairs of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Márta Pardavi and András Kádár, as well as Dalma Dojcsák, executive director of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Dávid Vig, director of Amnesty International in Hungary and Sándor Léderer, director of the non-profit organization K-Monitor.

The Rule of Law Clinic in Budapest works to protect the rule of law. It also implements programs to raise public awareness of the fundamental values of the European Union.