‚The EU high court penalized Poland for failing to comply with an order to suspend its controversial disciplinary mechanism for judges.’

‚Poland was hit with a record-high daily fine of €1 million for not complying with an EU court order to suspend the country’s controversial disciplinary mechanism for judges, the bloc’s highest court announced on Wednesday.’

‚The decision comes at a decisive moment in the years-long conflict between Brussels and Warsaw over the rule of law, as the European Commission is looking into how to use different forms of financial pressure to make the Polish government reverse some of its contested judiciary reforms.’

‚The fine is the highest daily penalty the Court of Justice of the European Union has put on an EU member state in its history.’

Text comes from the Politico website

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