Tag: PiS

Poland’s lower house or Sejm has approved two judicial bills that the opposition says threatens the rule of law.  The…

Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) MPs have approved two bills allowing parliament and the president to replace judges, seen…

The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) has warned Poland that it will face penalties of at least €100,000 per…

Poland has lashed out at the European Parliament’s concerns that the nationalist administration has undermined judicial independence and risks breaching…

Demanding reparations from Germany for its actions in Poland during the Second World War is a matter of honour, announced…

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has abandoned his bid to amend the constitution to give him power over the judiciary, amid…

The European Commission has said that reintroducing a different retirement age for the genders in Poland could violate equality rules. …

Poland will continue logging in the ancient forest of Bialowieza despite an order from the EU’s top court to halt…

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda (pictured), is legally non-partisan but was backed by the Law and Justice (PiS) government during his…

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has vowed to defend Poland from EU sanctions over its attempts to purge the…

The European Commission has given Poland a week to halt judicial changes it says will put the courts under direct…

Thousands of protesters have gathered outside Poland’s parliament to demonstrate against a draft law that would allow the government to…

European Council President Donald Tusk (pictured with Barack Obama) has spent more than eight hours being questioned by Polish prosecutors…