The European Commission recently sent letters to Poland and Hungary ahead of a possible triggering of a mechanism that allows the suspension of EU funds in case of violations of the Rule of law, according to EU sources contacted on Monday 22 November (see separate news item).
The letters, signed by the Director General of DG Budget, Gert-Jan Koopman, were sent on Friday 19 November.
In these letters, the Commission asks Poland to explain the problems of the lack of independence of its...