European commission tells member states that Polish government has attach fundamental democratic values at riskThe Polish government has accused the European commission of a politically motivated attack after the EUs executive body triggered a process that could see the country stripped of voting rights in Brussels,over legal changes that the bloc claims threaten the independence of the judiciary.
In a highly symbolic moment, Poland’s fellow 27 EU member states were advised by the commission on Wednesday that the legislative programme of Poland’s government was putting at risk fundamental values expected of a democratic state by allowing political interference in its courts.
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Source: guardian.co.uk