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Deputy speaker says not to panic over EU court fine

"We haven't paid any fine yet. Let's not panic," Ryszard Terlecki, a senior member of Law and Justice, the dominant party in the country’s ruling collation, told journalists on Wednesday. Piotr Nowak/PAP

The deputy speaker of the Polish parliament has said there is no need to panic after the European Court of Justice (CJEU) imposed EUR 1 million daily fine on Poland for not suspending the Disciplinary Chamber of the country's Supreme Court.

EC head says Poland must comply with EU court rulings

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission (EC) president, has said that Poland must restore the independence of its justice system, scrap a disciplinary regime for judges and reinstate suspended judges.

Top court rules Polish constitution has precedence over EU law

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that several articles of the EU Treaties do not comply with the Polish Constitution, calling into question the primacy of European Union law over national legislation.

Blow to Poland in EU row over disciplinary court

The vice president of the CJEU, on Wednesday, dismissed Poland’s request to repeal the court’s decision on the country’s Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court.

President says it's not Poland but EU institutions that violate EU law

The president has said that, in his opinion, Poland has not been violating the rule of law, and that this is the case with European institutions which have been attacking the democratically-elected Polish government.

Polish judges protest over disciplinary chamber continued operations

Eight judges from Poland's Supreme Court walked out of a meeting of the court's board on Thursday to protest against the continued operation of a Disciplinary Chamber in violation of a ruling the EU’s top court.

Hungary supports Poland in its dispute with EC

The Hungarian government has said it will back Poland in its dispute with the EU following the European Commission's decision to ask the EU's top court to fine Poland for its failure to comply with a court ruling demanding the suspension of a disciplinary chamber for judges at the Polish Supreme Court.

Justice minister says EC penalty motion is 'aggression against Poland'

Zbigniew Ziobro, the Polish justice minister, said on Tuesday that the European Commission's motion for penalties against Poland over its judicial disciplinary system should be regarded "in the categories of certain aggression."

EC applies to CJEU for fines on Poland

The European Commission has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to fine Poland for failing to comply with the court's July 15 ruling calling for the suspension a disciplinary chamber for judges at the Polish Supreme Court.

EC confirms receiving Poland's answer about judges' disciplinary body

The European Commission has confirmed it has received a letter from Poland about the country's Disciplinary Chamber for judges, which has been at the centre of a dispute between Warsaw and Brussels.

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