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Head of National Judiciary Council resigns

Last week the National Judiciary Council attempted to dismiss Leszek Mazur (pictured), its now former chair, in a move that was contested by the Polish Supreme Court. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

The chair of the National Judiciary Council, a body charged with nominating judges and reviewing complaints made against them, has stepped down from his post.

Poland's Supreme Court law violates EU law - CJEU advocate general

A Polish law introduced in order to exclude the possibility for legal review of the National Council of the Judiciary’s assessment of judicial candidates to the Supreme Court violates EU law, an EU court's advocate general has stated in his opinion.

EC starts proceeding against Poland over disciplinary chamber

The European Commission has initiated more proceedings against Poland for infringement of EU law by allowing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court to continue to rule on cases directly affecting judges.

Poland's Supreme Court says that presidential election is valid

The Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of Poland's Supreme Court on Monday announced that the presidential election held in July 2020 was valid.

President appoints new Supreme Court's chief and penal chamber head

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday officially appointed Malgorzata Manowska as the first president of Poland's Supreme Court (SN) and Michal Laskowski as the president of the SN leading its Penal Chamber.

Polish head of state appoints acting Supreme Court president

President Andrzej Duda has appointed Kamil Zaradkiewicz acting first president of Poland's Supreme Court until the court's new head is appointed in a standard procedure, Duda's spokesperson Blazej Spychalski announced on Twitter on Thursday.

EU's top court tells Poland to suspend judicial disciplinary body

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) obliged Poland on Wednesday to immediately suspend the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court that was set up by the ruling coalition to take disciplinary measures against judges.

Polish Senate speaker meets EC officials over controversial bill

Senate Speaker Tomasz Grodzki in Brussels on Wednesday met with European Commission (EC) Vice President Vera Jourova and EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders to discuss Poland's latest judiciary bill that introduces disciplinary measures on judges.

Supreme Court declares election results valid

The Polish Supreme Court's Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chamber recognised the election results of October 13 as valid on Monday.

PM criticises Supreme Court head's non-adjudication appeal

PM Mateusz Morawiecki in a Thursday-published interview for PAP criticised Supreme Court (SN) head Malgorzata Gersdorf's recent appeal to judges of her court's contested Disciplinary Chamber to refrain from adjudicating.

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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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