Observers of the Polish government's approach to law have become used to a lot of things. And still one could be surprised by the escalation that transpired last week.
Just when the EU had decided last year that a threat to the rule of law in a member state should result in the suspension of EU funding to that member state, the government and its highest court declared war on the EU's legal order.
It is as if the Polish government is begging the EU to stop transferring funds.
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Michael Meyer-Resende is the executive director of Democracy Reporting International (DRI), a non-partisan NGO in Berlin that supports political participation. Jakub Jaraczewski is the research co-ordinator for rule of law questions at DRI.