Vera Jourova

EU justice commissioner concerned about Poland's investigative body

"We have a special concern now about the situation in Poland, with the creation by law of a special committee able to deprive citizens, individuals of their right to be elected to a public function, a public office," Reynders said before an EU meeting on Tuesday. JULIEN WARNAND/PAP/EPA

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.

EC deputy head calls Polish talks 'step in the right direction'

Vera Jourova, the deputy head of the European Commission, has called talks with Poland’s Europe minister as a “step in the right direction” .

Jourova says whoever polluted Odra must pay

European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova has said that those responsible for the ecological disaster in the River Odra will have to pay.

Poland must fulfill milestones for recovery plan says EC president

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.

Jourova's statement was 'private' says ruling party spokesman

Vera Jourova, vice president of the European Commission, was expressing her private opinion when she suggested that Poland's amended Supreme Court law fails to meet the conditions set out in the country's recovery plan (KPO), the ruling party Law and Justice spokesman has claimed.

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.

PM defends Poland's amended Supreme Court law

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has defended a new Supreme Court law scrapping a disputed disciplinary chamber for judges, a necessary step to receive EU post-pandemic recovery funds after a senior EU official questioned the validity of the amendment.

Sejm votes down Senate's rejection of amendment to media law

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has voted down the Senate's (upper house) rejection of an amendment to a planned radio and TV broadcasting law.

Justice min says EC deputy head is calling Polish judges to anarchy

Zbigniew Ziobro, the Polish justice minister, has accused Vera Jourova, the deputy head of the European Commission, of inciting anarchy in the ranks of the Polish judiciary.

EU "will start collapsing" unless it challenges Polish ruling - EU official

The European Union "will start collapsing" unless it challenges the Polish constitutional court ruling that national legislation has precedence over EU law, a senior official with the bloc has said, as cited by Reuters.

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