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EU 'deeply concerned' by Polish court decision on judiciary reform

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EU spokesman Eric Mamer says that the European Commission is "deeply concerned" after Poland's Constitutional Court ruled that any interim measures issued by the EU Court of Justice against Poland's controversial judicial reforms were "not in line" with the Polish constitution. The ruling came after the EU court earlier on Wednesday issued an interim order for Poland to immediately suspend the activities of the "disciplinary chamber" of the Supreme Court -- a newly established institution set up as part of the reforms. SOUNDBITE

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