As it announced on 26 July, the European Commission took action against Poland on Saturday 29 July, opening infringement proceedings against the state following the publication of the law on the organisation of common law courts in the Polish Official Gazette, on Friday 28 July (see EUROPE 11837). On Wednesday of last week, the Commission explained that it would send this formal notice to the Polish authorities if and when the law was published in the Gazette.
On Wednesday, it also said that...