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10/27/21

EU-Polish Relations: Poland hit with record €1M daily fine in EU rule-of-law dispute

Poland was hit with a record-high daily fine of €1 million for not complying with an EU court order to suspend the country’s controversial disciplinary mechanism for judges, the bloc’s highest court announced on Wednesday.

The decision comes at a decisive moment in the years-long conflict between Brussels and Warsaw over the rule of law, as the European Commission is looking into how to use different forms of financial pressure to make the Polish government reverse some of its contested

The fine is the highest daily penalty the Court of Justice of the European Union has put on an EU member state in its history.

Read more at: Poland hit with record €1M daily fine in EU rule-of-law dispute – POLITICO

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