Polish MPs scrap contested disciplinary system for judges
Europe
Thu, May 26, 2022 08:56 PM
Poland's parliament Thursday voted to dismantle a controversial Supreme Court disciplinary mechanism for judges that had been a sticking point with the European Union over concerns it undermined judicial independence.
The European Commission had notified Poland that it would have to abolish the chamber, among other things, in order to receive blocked post-Covid recovery funds of around 35 billion euros ($37 billion).