Poland Ignores Supreme Court and EU With New Curbs on Judges
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Poland’s government plans to place new restrictions on judges, ignoring concerns by the European Union and its own Supreme Court that it’s eroding the rule of law.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Gazeta Polska newspaper Wednesday that his cabinet is analyzing regulations to ban judges from engaging in political activities or opposing the government. The plan escalates a stand-off over whether the ruling party is thwarting EU values. It prompted an open letter from rights advocates calling for the bloc’s executive to take urgent action.