FILE PHOTO: European Council President Donald Tusk gives a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany's entry alongside France into a battle between the European Commission and Poland over the rule of law increases the likelihood of unprecedented EU action to punish Warsaw.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel abandoned her usual public restraint last week by criticising Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, showing the European Union's executive has the firm backing of its most influential member.
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