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Poland’s judicial reforms, the EU and sanctions: a primer

The European Parliament moved one step closer to sanctioning Poland earlier this week in response to the government’s controversial proposals to reform the judiciary. In this Update, we explain how this (convoluted) process works, and why sanctions probably wouldn’t have a significant near-term impact on the economy, but could have important ramifications for domestic politics.

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