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Opposition MEP to appeal court's verdict in case vs. ruling party leader

Sikorski, a leading member of Poland's opposition, has long had a fraught relationship with Kaczynski, with the two rarely seeing eye to eye. Andrzej Lange/PAP

Radoslaw Sikorski, an MEP and former foreign minister, has said he will appeal against a court verdict ordering him to post an apology on social media to the head of Poland’s governing Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Polish courts must be reformed, says Kaczynski

A reform of Polish courts is "absolutely necessary," Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party has said.

Poland to 'flatten' general court system in overhaul

Poland will reduce its three-layer court system to two in order to free up more than 2,000 judges by removing a significant part of the bureaucratic workload, the justice minister has announced.

President sends justice of the peace legislation to parliament

President Andrzej Duda on Thursday signed two legislative initiatives regarding justice of the peace courts and said he would submit them to the Sejm (lower house) later in the day.

"Happy end" in rule of law clash up to Poland - Timmermans

EC Vice-President Frans Timmermans cannot guarantee a "happy end" to the current rule of law conflict between the Commission and Poland, as this lay with the Polish parliament and government.

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
Culture | History | Life

Corpus Christi celebrations explode into colour

The small town of Łowicz will erupt into colour today as locals take to the streets to celebrate Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało). 

The first report:

  • Polish museum to open exhibition despite Chinese protest
  • Poland condemns Russian exit from CFE treaty
  • EC approves EUR 11-mln agricultural support programme
  • Polish PM reiterates his 'no' to EU migrant scheme
  • Revised budget deficit in 2023 to be EUR 5.37 bln higher than planned

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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