EU to Challenge Controversial Polish Law as Opposition Gains
- Law has drawn rebukes from US, EU over rule of law concerns
- Dispute comes as poll shows Tusk gains after mass protest
Donald Tusk at the Freedom march organized by the Civil Platform, on June 4.
Photographer: Omar Marques/Getty Images
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The European Union will mount a challenge to a controversial new Polish law that helped fuel the biggest anti-government protest since the fall of communism, as polls showed Poland’s opposition gaining momentum.
The EU’s executive arm will open infringement proceedings against Poland to block a law that allows its ruling party to probe opposition leader Donald Tusk ahead of elections slated for October, Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters on Wednesday.