EU court confirms enforcement of fine ag • Table.Briefings

Poland's and the European Union's flags reflect in a glass floor before the welcoming of the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, by Poland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, in Warsaw, Poland, on January 3, 2025. — In the course of a dispute over a judicial reform by the PiS government at the time, the EU imposed fines on Poland. The General Court of the European Union has now declared this to be lawful.

Was the EU Commission allowed to withhold funds earmarked for Poland because of a decision to impose a penalty payment? The former government did not think so and took legal action. The court ruled in favor of the Commission.

The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Poland against the enforcement of penalty payments. According to the judges in Luxembourg, an amount of around EUR 320 million was rightly offset against various Polish claims against the Union. The responsible EU Commission had not violated Union law by collecting the amounts owed, it was stated.

EU court confirms enforcement of fine against Poland

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