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Poland must fulfill milestones for recovery plan says EC president

According to von der Leyen, the new law failed to remove clauses forbidding judges from questioning the independence and legal appointment of other judges. Martin Divisek/PAP/EPA

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, has said that Poland must meet its commitments regarding judicial reform before it can receive money from the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Removal of supreme court disciplinary chamber incompliant with demands, EC says

New legislation abolishing a disciplinary chamber for judges at the Polish Supreme Court, which has been at the heart of a dispute between Brussels and Warsaw, fails to rescind changes to the Polish judicial system that have been questioned by the Commission, Christian Wigand, the Commission’s spokesman, has said.

President signs bill scrapping disputed disciplinary chamber for judges

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, on Monday, signed into law a bill that strikes down a disciplinary chamber for judges, a necessary step for Poland to receive over EUR 35 billion in post-pandemic recovery funds from the European Union.

Lower house rejects key Senate amendments to Supreme Court law

Poland's lower house of parliament has rejected most of the Senate-authored amendments to the law on the Supreme Court liquidating a judicial Disciplinary Chamber in line with a ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU).

EC views plans for Supreme Court reform in Poland positively

The European Commission (EC) has reacted positively to Polish plans to reform a disciplinary chamber for judges that has been at the heart of a protracted dispute between Brussels and Warsaw.

Poland to receive long-awaited EU funding in Sept says gov't spokesman

The payout of EU pandemic recovery funds for Poland, which have been withheld by the European Commission (EC) due to Poland's non-compliance with EU rule-of-law standards, will take place around September, according to the government spokesman.

Poland in agreement with EU over pandemic recovery plan says minister

Poland has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) over the payout of the EU's pandemic recovery funds, the development and technology minister has said.

Approval for National Recovery Plan soon says govt spokesman

Poland's post-pandemic National Recovery Plan (NRC) should be approved within days, the government spokesperson said on Friday.

Majority for liquidation of Supreme Court disciplinary chamber

A total of 53.4 percent of Poles believe that the Supreme Court's disciplinary chamber should be dismantled in order to make it possible for Poland to receive money from the EU’s Recovery Fund, a recent poll has found.

Ruling party proposes new bill on disciplining judges

A bill on a disciplinary chamber of judges was submitted to parliament on Friday by MPs from the ruling Law and Justice party in a bid to diffuse a row with Brussels over the rule of law.

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