Advocate-General Evgeni Tanchev recommended that the Court of Justice of the EU declare the references for a preliminary ruling from the District Courts of Łódź and Warsaw concerning the new disciplinary procedure for judges in Poland as inadmissible, in his opinion delivered on Tuesday 24 September (Joined Cases C-558/18 and C-563/18).
Since 2017, Poland has introduced a new disciplinary regime for judges. The Minister of Justice has gained more influence over the initiation of...