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Poland Pitches Europe on Its War on Judges
The European Union holds enough cards to stop a judicial purge. But Warsaw's charm offensive just may be working.
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Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesMarcin Warchol is burning to show me a presentation he's used to persuade people in the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Croatia.
"It's funny," the former academic says of the European audiences. "At first there's always mistrust: You're fascists, you violate the rule of law. Then, after three or four hours of discussion, they're saying: We had no clue. You really do have problems."