EC decision to take Poland to CJEU 'no surprise' - PM

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday that the European Commission's decision to take Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) had not come as a surprise. The PM said the government would await the necessary documentation before responding. "We're waiting for the procedural motion, then, once we've familiarized ourselves with it we will be able to respond," Morawiecki said. "It doesn't particularly surprise us, because everybody who's interested in the matter knows that Poland has for a long time been in a certain dispute as to the remit of reforms to its judicial system." According to the PM, the government has shown in its dialogue with the EC how "critically important" judicial reform is. The government's spokesperson, Joanna Kopcińska, told PAP Poland is prepared to defend its political and legal interests before the Court of Justice of the European Union.