Poland, Hungary Test EU Rule-of-Law Regulation at Top Court
- Warsaw says the new regulation doesn’t comply with EU treaty
- The measure would allow the EU to block funds to countries
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Poland and Hungary challenged the European Union’s new tool targeting rule-of-law violations at the bloc’s top court, with Warsaw arguing that the regulation is incompatible with the EU’s treaties.
“The EU has no competence to define the concept of ‘the rule of law’ or to lay down the conditions for assessing compliance with underlying principles,” the Polish government said in a statement on Thursday.