EU Takes Disciplinary Measures Against Poland

The European Union has launched unprecedented disciplinary measures against Poland, saying its judicial reforms threaten the rule of law by interfering with the judiciary. In defiance of the move, President Andrzej Duda signed into law two bills reforming the Supreme Court and the National Council of the Judiciary.

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Picture: Protesters wave Poland and EU flags. Credit: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images.