EU high court says Poland won’t get its money back

Poland can't get its money back after the EU fined the country's previous, conservative government
Poland won't get its money back after a previous, conservative government was hit by a record-breaking fine by the European Union for ignoring a court order to undo changes to its judicial system, an EU high court said Wednesday.
Poland says it will appeal after EU court dismisses complaints over fines
Poland will appeal to the EU Court of Justice over European Union fines related to judicial reforms introduced by the previously ruling Law and Justice government, Poland's minister of EU affairs Adam Szlapka said on Wednesday.
EU court upholds €320M fine against Poland for violating rule of law
The EU General Court Wednesday upheld European Commission penalties of €320 million against Poland. The ruling related to daily fines imposed on Poland over its Supreme Court disciplinary chamber, which allowed judges to be punished for their rulings. The chamber has since been disbanded.
The European Court handed Poland a huge fine
Poland has to pay a total of about 320 million euros as a penalty imposed by the European Court during the proceedings in the case of violation of rights, according to a press release from the Court of the European Union.
EU court dismisses Poland's complaints over EU fines
The European Union's General Court on Wednesday dismissed complaints by Poland over 320 million euros ($333 million) in fines it had to pay the EU in 2022 and 2023 in a dispute over judicial reforms.
$332 million down the drain: EU high court says Poland won’t get its money back after its previous government was hit with a record-breaking fine
It’s a good reminder that the European Commission is very capable of collecting fines by withholding them from payments."
Poland must pay fine in rule of law dispute, EU court orders
The General Court's decision to uphold the $330 million penalty dates from a lengthy legal battle between the European Union and Poland over democratic backsliding under the country’s previous Law and Justice government.
Win for EU Commission in legal dispute with Poland over fines
The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Poland against the enforcement of EU penalty payments for violations of the rule of law. An amount totalling around €320 million ($333 million) was rightly offset against various Polish claims from EU funds,
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