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Reuters
Reuters
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By Jan Strupczewski

EU sues Poland over violations of EU law by Constitutional Tribunal

FILE PHOTO: A protester holds EU and Polish flags during an anti-government protest in support of free courts in front of the the Senate building in Warsaw, Poland July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

The European Commission sued Poland on Wednesday in the EU's top court over violations of EU law by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal and its case law, the Commission said in a statement.

The lawsuit is part of a wider clash between the European Union and the eurosceptic and nationalist government that has been running Poland since 2015 over the rule of law, which has already resulted in the suspension of EU funds for Warsaw.

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