MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Announcement of a ‘round table’ on the elections in Poland organised by the Commission – E-001044/2025

Question for written answer  E-001044/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kosma Złotowski (ECR)

A statement made by Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen regarding plans to organise a ‘round table’ on the presidential elections in Poland has raised a number of concerns. The responsibility for organising the electoral process lies exclusively with the national authorities and, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the EU must not take action unless it is more effective than action taken at national, regional or local level. This suggests that the Commission takes the view that Poland is not capable of organising elections in line with democratic standards.

• 1.How does the Commission characterise the holding of a ‘round table’ concerning the monitoring of the organisation and conduct of the presidential elections in Poland in May 2025, and what measures are planned in this regard?
• 2.What format will the meetings planned as part of the ‘round table’ take, who will participate in them, what will be the criteria for inviting stakeholders to participate, and will documentation from these meetings be produced and made available for review?
• 3.Has the Commission ever undertaken similar activities falling under the concept of ‘round table’ in the context of democratic elections in Member States, and in particular in connection with recent elections in Europe: in Belgium in June 2024, in France in June and July 2024, in Romania in November and December 2024, in Croatia at the turn of 2024/2025, and in Germany in February 2025?

Submitted: 11.3.2025