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EU threatens Poland with sanctions

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Victoria Bieniek 20.07.2017 15:37
  • EU threatens Poland with sanctions
The European Union is ready to impose sanctions on Poland over government bills aiming to overhaul the judiciary, perceived as an attempt to take control of the Polish courts.
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans. Photo: consilium.europa.eu.European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans. Photo: consilium.europa.eu.

Michał Owczarek reports.

"These laws considerably increase the systemic threat to the rule of law in Poland… Collectively, they would abolish any remaining judicial independence and put the judiciary under the full political control of the government." European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans said.

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