Don’t Compromise on Rights Protections in Poland

Expand People gather in front of the Supreme Court during a protest against the Supreme Court legislation in Warsaw, Poland, July 2, 2017. © 2017 Reuters During a visit last week to Warsaw, the European Commission’s vice president, Frans Timmermans, hinted about possible solutions to the Polish government’s attacks on the country’s judicial system. Let’s hope they don’t include a wobbly compromise that does little to address the damage done by a government seemingly determined to bend the courts to its will. In December, when it triggered Article 7—the European Union treaty mechanism to deal…

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