EU backlash? Brussels threatens sanctions over new Polish media law

Brussels has launched a probe against Poland into its laws controlling state media – Warsaw can hire and fire senior managers working in state media. Besides the state has power over the supreme court now.
Germany called for sanctions against Poland – that threat was later dismissed by Berlin but the Polish government dubbed this as ‘pressure’. Meanwhile, Hungary supports Warsaw by not allowing the bloc to place sanctions on Warsaw.

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