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Poland against proposed migration law reform, EU sources report

In May, EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson presented the EU ambassadors with a reform plan for the community's asylum and migration system. Olivier Hoslet/PAP/EPA

Poland has reiterated its disagreement with the EU's proposed reforms of asylum and migration laws, EU sources told PAP on Wednesday.

EU justice commissioner concerned about Poland's investigative body

Didier Reynders, the EU justice commissioner, has expressed his concerns about Poland's new law setting up a commission to investigate alleged Russian influence because it may be used to interfere with the upcoming general election.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

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

President refers court reform bill to Constitutional Tribunal

Poland's president has said he has decided to send a key bill reforming the disciplinary regime for judges to the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) for an evaluation before signing it into law.

Constitutionality of laws decided by top court says gov't spokesman

The spokesman for Poland's government has disagreed with a critical opinion voiced by a Supreme Court official concerning an amendment to the law on the Supreme Court.

Education minister says amended Supreme Court law will unlock EU funds

Poland's education minister has said new legislation amending the law on the Supreme Court is incompatible with the Polish constitution but necessary in order to secure EU post-pandemic funding.

Ruling party counts on opposition's vote for changes to Supreme Court law

The governing party Law and Justice (PiS) is hoping the opposition backs a bill amending the law on the Supreme Court that could unlock Poland's access to billions of euros in EU funding frozen for months due to rule-of-law concerns, the party's spokesperson has said.

President refuses to sign amended education bill into law

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has refused to sign an amendment to an education law that has run into opposition from NGOs.

Poland amends refugee laws

New laws regulating the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees in public-funded quarters will be introduced as an amendment to refugee laws currently processed in the Sejm (lower house of Poland’s parliament).

Poland tightens penalties for drunk driving

Drunk drivers face longer prison terms and the confiscation of their vehicles under legislation signed into law by the president on Friday.

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  • 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
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Hidden railway track and wagon wheels found at ‘Hitler bunker’ reignite hopes of Amber Room discovery

The discovery was made at the site of heavy concrete bunkers in the Warmia and Mazury province that was the headquarters of Hitler’s German Army Supreme Command, just a few kilometres from Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair bunker complex.

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  • Poland offers aid to Ukraine after dam destruction
  • Poles should not pay for refusing more migrants, official says
  • Human rights court dismisses eight Polish abortion rights cases
  • Gov't to support energy-intensive companies to tune of EUR 1.11 bln
  • President signs first home-buyer scheme, business compensation

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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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