The European Union's top court has issued an injunction against the implementation of Poland's new law on the Supreme Court, freezing any changes to the existing system, the Euro News website reports today (October 19, 2018).
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said "after thorough analysis we will take a position (on the European Union Court's ruling)."
The new Polish law lowers the retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 70 to 65 years, putting 27 out of 72 sitting judges at risk of being forced to retire.
The loss of independence by the National Council for the Judiciary was the reason why Poland was suspended last week from the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENC).
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