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.
$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."
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