In a judgment handed down on Thursday 21 December (Case C-378/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared inadmissible a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Extraordinary Review Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court, on the grounds that this Chamber does not constitute a ‘tribunal’ within the meaning of EU law.
In Poland, a judge who had reached retirement age challenged the decision of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) refusing to extend his term of...