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Commission starts legal action over Poland judges
By EUobserver
The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Poland on Monday over the member state's judicial reform, due to go into force on Tuesday. It sent a letter of formal notice saying that the law is incompatible with the EU treaty. "The Commission is of the opinion that these measures undermine the principle of judicial independence, including the irremovability of judges," it said in a press statement.