Defying Brussels, Poland's parliament on Friday passed a law punishing judges critical of controversial court reforms, a measure the governing conservatives say is necessary to avoid judicial chaos but that the opposition calls a threat to the rule of law.
The legislation was amended after it triggered street protests across Poland, but according to the approved version judges could still lose their jobs in a reform that critics say undermines judicial independence.
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