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Parliament starts work on bill amending Supreme Court law

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Poland's lower house of parliament, the Sejm, started work on Wednesday on a government bill amending the law on the Supreme Court, tabled in a bid to satisfy European Commission (EC) requirements to unlock post-pandemic recovery funding.

Opposition says judiciary changes called for by EC cannot be fast-tracked

Borys Budka, a senior member of Civic Coalition (KO), Poland's biggest opposition grouping, said that draft legislation on judicial reforms required by the European Commission (EC) should not be fast-tracked through parliament.

Head of opposition caucus defends voting by MP with Covid

Borys Budka, the head of the opposition Civic Coalition (KO) parliamentary caucus, has defended a fellow MP who attended parliament while suffering from Covid-19, saying he had a duty to vote.

PM to meet caucuses over judiciary changes required by EC

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, will meet the heads of parliamentary caucuses today to discuss draft legislation on judicial reforms required by the European Commission (EC).

Former head of Poland's public TV appointed to World Bank post

The former head of TVP, Poland’s state-owned television network, has been appointed as an executive director at the World Bank, the National Bank of Poland (NBP), the country’s central bank, said in a statement.

Opposition files dismissal motion against justice minister

Poland's main opposition grouping, Civic Coalition (KO), and the Left party have jointly submitted a motion to dismiss Zbigniew Ziobro, the justice minister.

National media council will go if we win power, opposition MP pledges

The state-owned news channel TVP Info and the National Media Council will be shut down, if the opposition won the next general election, a leading opposition MP has said.

Key individuals 'on vacation' during Odra crisis says opposition leader

The River Odra ecological disaster could have been prevented if key individuals such as the prime minister had not been "on vacation", a leading opposition politician claimed on Wednesday.

Polish PM, opposition leaders meet over pandemic strategy

Polish opposition leaders held talks with the prime minister on the government's strategy in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, but the results of talks seem vague.

Opposition caucus head says gov't has no Covid strategy

The head of the Civic Coalition (KO) caucus, the biggest opposition grouping in parliament, has accused the government of a lack of strategy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

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