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Minister hopes for rejection of Senate amendments to Supreme Court bill

Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek said on Wednesday that he "counted on" the Sejm rejecting the amendments, saying that their passage would "doubtless jeopardise" Poland's chances of gaining access to the EU fund. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

Poland's European affairs minister said on Wednesday he expected the Sejm, Poland's lower house of parliament, to reject amendments introduced by the upper house, the Senate, to a bill on the Supreme Court.

Amendments to court law may delay EU funding, EU minister warns senate

Poland's EU minister has warned senators that they risk torpedoing Poland's chances of accessing an EU post-pandemic fund if they submit amendments to a new law on the Polish Supreme Court designed to unblock the funding,

Senate amendments threaten compromise with EC says European minister

Possible amendments to a Supreme Court bill introduced by the Polish Senate could jeopardise a compromise reached with the European Commission (EC), Poland's European minister has said.

Germany responds to Poland's WW2 reparations note: the matter is closed

Berlin has responded to Poland's diplomatic note on war reparations by reiterating that the matter is closed, the Polish foreign ministry has said.

Minister says Poland may get EU pandemic funds in late spring

Poland could receive the first payments from the EU's multi-billion pandemic fund in late spring, provided that required laws are passed, the Polish EU minister has said.

President says he expects consultations over new judiciary bill today

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said that he expects consultations on the amended Supreme Court bill to be held later today.

Ruling conservatives to consult over new judiciary bill with president

The United Right plans to hold consultations on the amended Supreme Court bill within the ruling camp and with the president in the coming weeks, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said.

EC commissioners accept Poland's plan of judiciary changes - source

The EC commissioners are said to have approved draft legislative changes in Poland’s judicial system currently regarded by Brussels as a threat to the rule of law, EU sources have told PAP.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Poland to apply for recovery funds when EC ready to proceed says minister

Poland will submit its first request for access to its frozen EU post-pandemic funding when the European Commission (EC) is ready to handle the application, the Polish European affairs minister said after talks in Brussels.

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History

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Whilst it cannot be disputed that Warsaw paid a heavy price for the death of SS beast Franz Kutschera, it should also be remembered that public executions ceased two weeks after the action.

The first report:

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Exclusive

Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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