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ECJ: Poland's judicial independence in doubt
By EUobserver
The EU's top court ruled Tuesday that there are reasons to question the independence of a new judicial chamber in Poland, created under the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government, which monitors and potentially punishes judges. But the European Court of Justice (ECJ) left it to the Polish Supreme Court to examine the new chamber's independence, where some members have been recommended by PiS.