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Reforms in Warsaw risked damaging 'mutual trust' in the EU, the judges said (Photo: Kamil Porembinski)

Polish judicial reforms broke EU law, court says

Poland has lost a flagship court case over its judicial meddling brought against it by the European Commission, putting its nationalist rulers on the back foot.

"Polish legislation concerning the lowering of the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court [SC] is contrary to EU law," the EU court in Luxembourg said on Monday (24 June).

The EU gavel slammed down on Poland's decision, la...

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