![]() ![]() Some members of Poland’s council were appointed with political recommendation. ![]() On Thursday, the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary expelled Poland’s council over serious concerns as to its independence. “Whether the illegal penalties regarding Turow … or the penalty for changes to the judiciary, Poland cannot and should not pay a single zloty, (local currency),” said Ziobro who is the author of the changes to Poland’s justice system. “The Polish state cannot bow to lawlessness,” Ziobro told a news conference. Warsaw argues it cannot close the mine, because it fuels the Turow power plant that generates some 7% of the nation’s energy. Last month, the EU court fined Poland $600,000 per day for failing to heed an injunction to close the Turow lignite mine, in a drawn-out dispute with neighboring Czech Republic. Poland has consented but has not done that yet. In July, the EU court instructed Poland to close the Disciplinary Chamber. On Wednesday, the court fined Poland $1.2 million a day to prevent what it called “serious and irreparable harm” to the EU’s legal order, chiefly by having a politically-influenced Supreme Court body for disciplining judges and by undermining judicial independence.
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