European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission decided on Tuesday to ask the EU's top court to suspend the functioning of the disciplinary chamber of Poland's Supreme Court in a major blow to the eurosceptic Polish government, which immediately questioned the move.
The European Union's executive arm said its move came after a preliminary ruling of the EU top court on Nov. 19, which asked Poland's Supreme Court to rule if its new Disciplinary Chamber, appointed by the ruling PiS party, was independent.
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