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Polish watchdog to appeal after Gazprom fine annulled by court

Proceedings against Gazprom and five other companies (Engie Energy, Uniper, OMV, Shell and Wintershall) had been launched in May 2018. Maxim Shipenkov/PAP/EPA

Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has announced that it will appeal a Polish court ruling annulling the fines imposed on Russian natural gas giant Gazprom and five companies responsible for the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Polish courts must be reformed, says Kaczynski

A reform of Polish courts is "absolutely necessary," Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party has said.

Court rules out extradition of Polish siblings to Britain

Two Polish children, a brother and sister, will remain with their mother in Poland and will not be extradited to Britain to be with their father, a Ghanaian national, a Warsaw appeals court has ruled.

Court issues arrest warrant against air controller over Smolensk crash

A Warsaw court has issued an arrest warrant against a Russian air traffic controller who was on duty at the time when the Polish presidential plane crashed in Smolensk on April 10, 2010.

Poznań ‘Head Hunter’ cops nab one of Europe’s most wanted gangsters

Plank Nailed: Hungarian mobster Zoltan Plank was seized by a specialist police unit known as the ‘Head Hunters’ after they received a tip off about an address in the town of Kepno in south-central Poland.

Poland refuses extradition of Belarusian dissident blogger

A Warsaw district court on Wednesday ruled against the extradition to Belarus of Stepan Putilo, a dissident blogger accused by the Belarusian authorities of instigating a government coup.

Polish court overrules Facebook on foreign language complaints

A Polish court has told social media giant Facebook that it has no legal standing to ignore complaints made in a foreign language.

Court derails plans of nationalists to hold march in Warsaw

A court in Warsaw has ruled in favour of Warsaw City Hall which has sought a ban on a far right march in central Warsaw on Independence Day, overturning a province governor's decision to grant the march priority status.

Polish constitutional court ruling questions EU foundations, EC head states

The head of the European Commission has said a judgement by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal challenging the primacy of EU law over national law questions the foundations of the EU.

EC concerned over Polish top court's ruling

The European Commission (EC) has expressed deep concern over a ruling by Poland's top court which has stated that interim measures regarding the functioning of the Polish judiciary system imposed by the EU court are incompatible with the Polish Constitution.

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Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

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