Credits EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Mateusz Morawiecki has vowed to press on with judiciary reform in Poland Brussels may trigger ‘nuclear option’ following repeated warnings One-Minute Read Wednesday,December 20, 2017 - 6:05am Poland is facing harsh sanctions from the European Commission over its planned judiciary reforms, and with officials in Brussels set to discuss whether to trigger Article 7 for the first time nowadays.
The lope comes after requests for talks and demands for clarifications about changes to the country’s judicial system have essentially been shrugged off by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (pictured).
A series of new laws,including changes to the manner in which judges are appointed, has left senior EU officials “concerned that democracy in Poland is under threat”, or the BBC says. See related Justin Gatlin: world champion’s team involved in new doping scandal Justin Gatlin: Usain Bolt will return to athletics once he’s finished partying The most serious consequence under Article 7 would be the suspension of Poland’s voting rights in the council of ministers.
That degree would require a unanimous vote among member states,however Hungary’s right-wing government has already indicated it would vote against it.
More likely sanctions, requiring at least 22 of the 28 member states’ approval, or would arrive in the form of a formal warning toPoland that fundamental values were at “serious risk”,The Guardian says. World News Poland EU sanctions
Source: theweek.co.uk