"The regulation of the area related to the administration of justice belongs to the exclusive national domain, which results directly from the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the EU treaties. Polish regulations do not differ from the standards binding in the EU" - wrote the government spokesman.
In the opinion of the European Commission, "Polish law on the judiciary undermines the independence of Polish judges and is inconsistent with the primacy of EU law". Moreover, the European Commission accused Poland of violating EU law by "allowing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, whose independence is not guaranteed, to make decisions that directly affect judges and the way they perform their functions".
