Poland has been told by Europe’s top court to pay a fine of €1m a day for ignoring an order to suspend part of its contentious judicial reform.
The European Court of Justice has imposed the penalty until Warsaw suspends an element of a regime for disciplining judges. It is part of a far-reaching battle between Brussels and Warsaw over reforms to the country’s judicial system that the EU says threatens the rule of law and the independence of judges.
The stand-off has led to calls from other member states to cut tens of billions of euros in funding to the country, and even raised questions about Poland’s long-term future in the EU.
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