Poland hits back at EU 'blackmail' over judicial reforms

EU says it will move to block Poland’s voting rights if it goes ahead with plans to let government fire supreme court judges

Poland’s ruling conservatives have hit back at EU threats to halt the country’s voting rights in the bloc if it pushes through controversial judicial reforms, saying they amount to “blackmail”.

The EU warned on Wednesday that it would immediately move to deploy its most serious sanction if Poland’s far-rightwing government gave itself the power to fire its supreme court judges.

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