EU's doubts over Poland's judiciary reforms unjustified, official says

WARSAW (Reuters) - European Commission objections to changes Poland wants to make in its judicial system are unjustified, Konrad Szymanski, Poland's deputy foreign minister in charge of European affairs, told the PAP news agency on Wednesday.

The European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, said it would start legal action against Poland over a law that gave the justice minister the power to appoint and dismiss the heads of lower courts. Brussels says the law undermines judicial independence and therefore breaks EU treaty rules.