The ECJ's grand chamber will hear the commission, Ireland, Poland, and several other member states in the case (Photo: Court of Justice of the European Union)

Polish judiciary on trial in EU top court

Rule of Law

EU Political

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hold a hearing on Friday (1 June) on a case that could be a make or break the EU's efforts to uphold rule of law in the bloc.

The 17-member grand chamber in Luxembourg will hear arguments spelling out whether Poland's judiciary has been compromised after an Irish high court judge in March refused to extradite a suspected drugs offender to Poland due to concerns about the integrity of the Polish justice system.

Justice Aileen Donnelly

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Author Bio

Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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