A government minister accused the head of Poland's Supreme Court on Friday of bowing to the demands of 'colonial' European Union officials in a row over the independence of the judiciary that could see Warsaw face financial penalties.
European Union and Polish flags flutter in Mazeikiai, Lithuania April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Poland faces an Aug. 16 deadline to disband a disciplinary chamber that the EU's top court says does not guarantee judicial independence and undercuts EU laws. If Poland fails to comply, it could be fined or eventually lose some EU funding. She said no new cases would go to the chamber until legislative changes are made or the Court of Justice of the European Union issues a final verdict on the matter.
"This is the absolute submission of the First President of the Supreme Court to the demands of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Brussels officials," Michal Wojcik, a cabinet minister and deputy head of United Poland, told Reuters.
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