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The bloc nation has been given one month to back down on judicial reforms or the European Union will take its nuclear option and ban Poland from voting on EU matters.

This power, under Article 7 of EU treaties, has never been used yet Commission President Jean Claude-Junker is growing furious at the defiance of Poland.

Speaking last week Mr Juncker said: These laws would have a very significant negative impact on the independence of the judiciary and would increase the systemic threat to the rule of law in Poland.

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Now, he has taken his angry rhetoric one step further by insisting Poland is leaving itself out of the comfort of the inner circle - along with its ally, Britain.

In an interview with Politico in Brussels, Mr Juncker said the EU is facing problems with Poland.

Mr Juncker said Poland will be more lonely after Brexit when questioned about its current refusal to fall into line with other member states.

The issue is over planned reforms of Polands judiciary system.

Prime minister Beata Szydos PiS party wants to reform the court system and give the government the power to name the chief justices of the EU member's common courts.

Parliament would choose members of the National Council of the Judiciary, which protects the independence of courts.

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker greets EU Commission Chief spokesperson Margaritis Schinas

The EU claims this would put judges at the mercy of politicians and runs the risk of corruption and inequality.

Former Prime Minister, Jarosaw Kaczyski, chairman of the right-wing Law and Justice party (Pis) is insisting he would not back down.

However, when it came to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn, Juncker trod more carefully.

Strongman Mr Orban has repeatedly refused to cower to Brussels and has huge approval ratings in his homeland.

He held a referendum on the EUs rights to enforce quota systems on his country - and more than 90 per cent voted against Brussels.

The issue at the time was migrant quotas - coming directly after Hungary erected the first razor wire fence to stop illegal migrant over its land border with Serbia.

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Mr Juncker said despite all the rule breaking he is not at odds with Hungary.

He said: Well, Ive got a caring relationship with Orbn. We talk regularly, I see him regularly even if its not always made public because I think I do not want to lose Hungary.

Britains Brexit talks began last month with David Davis Mp and his team going up against Michel Barnier -chief Brexit negotiator.

Negotiations are expected to last up until the leave date in March 2019.

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