title: Germany would back Brussels if it opens proceedings against Poland
text: BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany would support the European Commission if it opens proceedings against Poland over legal reforms there, a spokesman for the German government said on Wednesday.  If it comes to the decision we will support it,  Steffen Seibert said. Western European Union peers, the bloc s executive Commission, opposition in Poland and democracy advocates say reforms undermine court independence by putting them under more direct government control. 