EU to Start Cutting Poland’s Payments to Recover Overdue Fines
- Warsaw ignored four payment requests sent by EU executive
- Brussels eyes rule-of-law sanction against Warsaw within weeks
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The European Union on Tuesday kicked off an unprecedented process to recoup an unpaid fine imposed on Poland as the country continues to challenge the bloc’s legal system.
The first such action ever taken by the EU marks the latest salvo in the conflict that could escalate further in the coming weeks as Brussels prepares to punish Poland and Hungary by withholding their aid over democratic backsliding.