The European Court of Justice has again ruled against Poland over its controversial judicial reforms. It has sided with the European Commission over the question of judicial impartiality in Poland.
Ednews reports citing foreign media that the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the EU's highest court, ruled on Monday that Poland's government violated EU law with its 2019 judicial reforms and upheld a decision by the European Commission to fine the member state.
The decision refers to rulings by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in July and October 2021 on the incompatibility of provisions in EU treaties with Poland's own constitution.
The EU referred its Eastern European member to the court in February after talks proved fruitless. Poland has clashed several times with Brussels over reforms to its judicial system which the EU says has infringed on judicial independence — one of the core tenets of EU law.
"The Polish justice reform of December 2019 infringes EU law," the court said in a statement. "The value of the rule of law is an integral part of the very identity of the European Union."
