08-04-2020 14:03 via uk.news.yahoo.com

EU top court orders Poland to suspend disciplinary chamber

Poland should immediately suspend the powers of a Supreme Court chamber created to discipline judges since it is not independent and thereby in breach of EU law, the European Union's top court ruled on Wednesday.The decision comes as a blow to Poland and its ruling euroskeptic Law and Justice party (PiS), which has been at odds with the EU's executive arm, over its judiciary reforms since it took power in 2015.Critics say the disciplinary chamber is not sufficiently independent as its members we
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