EU sues Poland over judicial independence
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#4S8TM)
Europe says Polish judges can be disciplined for rulings and are not insulated from political control
Poland is being taken to the EU's highest court over a law said to violate the principle of judicial independence.
Just three days before parliamentary elections on Sunday, the European commission announced it was referring Poland to the European court of justice over its disciplinary regime for Polish judges.
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