Polish Justice Minister Says Warsaw Cannot Comply With EU’s Court Ruling

Polish Justice Minister Says Warsaw Cannot Comply With EU’s Court Ruling
Zbigniew Ziobro signs documents after being designated as Minister of Justice, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 15, 2019. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WARSAW—Poland’s justice minister said on Wednesday it was not possible to comply with a ruling by the top European Union court that the country’s new system for disciplining judges broke EU law and should be suspended.

The minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, said the EU court’s ruling that Poland should suspend its Supreme Court disciplinary chamber was “illegal in the light of Polish and European law.”