Poland said on Monday that the legislative process overhauling its
judiciary is in line with European standards and called the European
Commission’s concerns about rule of law in the country groundless.
On July 26, the Commission said it would launch legal action against Poland over the reforms and gave Warsaw a month to respond to concerns that the process undermines the independence of judges and breaks EU rules.
Last month, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into a law a bill giving the justice minister the power to replace heads of ordinary courts, but after mass street protests blocked two other bills.
Read more: Poland tells EU its overhaul of judiciary in line with EU standards
On July 26, the Commission said it would launch legal action against Poland over the reforms and gave Warsaw a month to respond to concerns that the process undermines the independence of judges and breaks EU rules.
Last month, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into a law a bill giving the justice minister the power to replace heads of ordinary courts, but after mass street protests blocked two other bills.
Read more: Poland tells EU its overhaul of judiciary in line with EU standards
