http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20180103-121110 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-commission-takes-a-step-back-in-the-fight-for-the-rule-of-law/ The Commission takes a step back in the fight for the Rule of Law Taborowski, Maciej eng 2018-01-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 EU rule of law framework Infringement Procedure judicial independence Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The European Commission has filed a complaint against Poland with the Court of Justice of the European Union based on Article 258 TFEU, in connection with the Polish Act on the Common Courts System. Fines may be charged on Poland as a result of the case, but the Commission has probably quietly withdrawn some of its charges, apparently opting for the somewhat modified “Hungarian scenario”. The impact of this new approach on the reversibility of the changes introduced to the Polish judiciary will be very limited.