On Wednesday 20 December, the European Commission resolved to trigger the article 7 procedure of the Treaty of the EU against Poland, concluding, after two years of dialogue leading to no result, that there was a clear risk of serious violation of the rule of law in the country.
“Our concerns have grown worse. In the space of two years, a considerable number of laws have been adopted - thirteen in all - that seriously jeopardise the independence of the judiciary and the separation of...