EU to sanction Poland over reforms to its national courts as bloc goes on collision coursePOLAND is expecting unprecedented sanctions from the European Union as it tries to crack down on decisions made by its national government.UK Express, Dec 15, 2017, Ciaran McGrath
Warsaw’s controversial shake-up of its judiciary, which could force two-fifths of supreme court judges to step down, is causing increasing friction with Brussels.
The country’s new prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, is braced for the EU to issue an extaordinary formal warning by triggering article 7.1, a procedure which could lead to member states having bloc voting rights suspended.
He said: “As far as I understand, the decision has already been made that next Wednesday [December 20] the European Commission plans to start article 7.1…it will most likely be triggered.â€
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