Posted on 12/15/2017 8:52:19 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Warsaw’s controversial shake-up of its judiciary, which could force two-fifths of supreme court judges to step down, is causing increasing friction with Brussels.
The country’s new prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, is braced for the EU to issue an extaordinary formal warning by triggering article 7.1, a procedure which could lead to member states having bloc voting rights suspended.
He said: “As far as I understand, the decision has already been made that next Wednesday [December 20] the European Commission plans to start article 7.1…it will most likely be triggered.”
This could pave the way for the suspension of voting rights – although this appears unlikely, given that Hungary has already indicated that it would not agree to this. Diplomats have said Warsaw has just days to avert activation of article 7.1, possibly via a veto by Polish President Andrzej Duda. However, this appears unlikely given that Mr Duda, like Mr Morawiecki, represents the right-wing Law and Justice Party.
Mr Duda hit the headlines in 2015 when he rejected EU proposals for migrant quotas to redistribute asylum seekers, saying: "I won’t agree to a dictate of the strong.
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