Poland will appeal to the EU Court of Justice over European Union fines related to judicial reforms introduced by the previously ruling Law and Justice government, Poland's minister of EU affairs Adam Szlapka said on Wednesday.

Poland intends to appeal a decision by the EU Court of Justice regarding fines related to its judicial reforms. The nation faces penalties over reforms critics claim compromised judicial independence.

The European Union's General Court on Wednesday dismissed complaints by Poland over 320 million euros ($333 million) in fines it had to pay the EU in 2022 and 2023 in a dispute over judicial reforms.

The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Poland against the enforcement of EU penalty payments for violations of the rule of law. An amount totalling around €320 million ($333 million) was rightly offset against various Polish claims from EU funds,