EU official sees new justice independence threat in Poland

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official says Poland’s government appears to have taken new steps recently that could undermine the independence of its judiciary and shows no sign of backing down.
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said Tuesday that since June talks with Warsaw his “concerns and worries have increased.”
The EU’s executive body has launched a rule of law procedure against the government over what it considers to be the erosion o