EU opens new legal case against Poland over muzzling judges
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The European Union's executive on Wednesday started a new legal case against the nationalist Polish government for muzzling judges in the bloc's largest ex-communist country.
The Commission on Wednesday said it was starting a formal procedure against Poland, giving Warsaw two months to alleviate Brussels concerns about a December law that allows the government to punish critical judges.
The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have long been accused of undercutting democracy through putting Polish courts, media, and civic society under more direct government control. Most recently, the Brussels-based European Commission has fretted over Warsaw's push to hold a nation-wide presidential election next month despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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