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Poland: Warsaw Braces for Punishment by the EU Commission

Dec 15, 2017 | 20:21 GMT

(Stratfor)

The EU Commission is reportedly ready to act over concerns that Poland is violating EU laws. Speaking from the European Council in Brussels on Dec. 14, new Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the Polish government expected the European Commission to formally start the procedure to sanction Poland, under Article 7 of the EU Treaty, during the commission's meeting Dec. 20. A European Commission spokesperson confirmed that the commission had scheduled a discussion on the rule of law in Poland for its weekly meeting, and an unnamed EU official quoted by EU Observer confirmed that the European Commission could start the sanction process if Polish President Andrzej Duda takes the final steps to enforce the controversial judicial reform....

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