EC head says Poland must comply with EU court rulings

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Poland must restore the independence of its justice system, scrap a disciplinary regime for judges and reinstate suspended judges. In a July ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Poland to shut down a disciplinary panel at the Supreme Court, saying that it lacked independence and could be used by the government to silence defiant judges, but Poland has failed to comply, so far.