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EU Commission Sues Poland Over Independence of Country's Supreme Court


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According to the European Union, Poland’s controversial 2017 judicial reforms violated judicial independence in the country, giving the government too much power over the Supreme Court.
 
"Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU due to the violations of the principle of judicial independence created by the new Polish Law on the Supreme Court, and to ask the Court of Justice to order interim measures until it has issued a judgment on the case," the commission said.
 
Earlier this Summer Brussels launched so-called infringement proceedings against Warsaw, noting that Poland had time till September to comply with the EU laws. The European Commission has also proposed invoking Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty, preparing sanctions against the country and suspending some of its rights as a member of the bloc due to the reform, which, according to the institution, would be undermining judicial independence in Poland.

 

READ MORE: EU Treats Hungary, Poland as 'Populist' Countries â€” Ex-Polish Lawmaker

 

The Polish law forced 27 out of 72 Supreme Court to retire as it lowered the retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 70 to 65. The legislation also gave the minister of justice the power to prolong the mandate of judges who have reached retirement age, to dismiss and appoint court presidents and exert influence on individual judges

 

Source: Sputnik

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