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Poland fails to delay report on its rule of law
Poland’s constitutional crisis looks set to reignite next week, after the Council of Europe said Thursday that it would not delay publication of a report on the right-wing government’s actions towards...
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Polish government vs Judiciary (round 2)
A row over Poland’s highest court that marred the early days of the country’s right-wing government threatens to erupt again this week, with neither the ruling Law and Justice party nor the judiciary...
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Poland’s PiS tells top court to stuff it
Poland’s right-wing government on Thursday ramped up its verbal attacks against the country’s constitutional court, with Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski saying the court’s president “increasingly...
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Poland rebuked for ‘crippling’ high court
WARSAW — A report on the Polish government’s profound changes to the country’s top constitutional court released Friday concludes the steps endanger “not only the rule of law, but also the functioning...
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Polish-American romance sours
The escalating conflict between Poland’s right-wing government and the country’s top constitutional court is starting to taint its crucial security relationship with the United States. Poland has long...
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The Brussels terror attacks prompted Poland to rethink its already unenthusiastic position on accepting asylum seekers and stop resettlements. “I say very clearly that I see no possibility at this time...
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Polish foreign minister: No more ‘negro mentality’ toward US
Poland’s new government has shed the country’s “negro mentality” when it comes to relations with the United States, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Polish public television....
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Poland’s PiS in bed with Catholic Church, backs abortion ban
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party is tightening ties with the country’s powerful Roman Catholic Church, as party leaders in recent days endorsed a total abortion ban pushed by the Church...
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Timmermans ramps up pressure in Poland constitutional crisis
The “starting point” to end Poland’s constitutional crisis is for the government to respect the verdicts of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal, a top European Commission official said in Warsaw on...
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European Parliament to push for tougher action on Poland
Poland should face the next level of scrutiny from the European Commission in its probe of the country’s rule of law, according to a draft motion seen by POLITICO that is being readied for debate in...
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Ukraine parliament approves new government
Following months of political turmoil, Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Volodymyr Groysman as the country’s new prime minister and confirmed a new cabinet. Groysman, 38, is a loyalist of...
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Hipster behind Poland’s anti-government resistance
WARSAW — Jarosław Kaczyński, Poland’s most powerful politician, doesn’t spend much time needling the country’s fractured opposition parties. Instead, he goes out of his way to attack a movement led by...
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Poland raises fences to block farmland sales
WARSAW — A new Polish law restricting ownership rights for farmland is raising protests from legal watchdogs and some farmers, and the European Commission plans to take a close look whether it violates...
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Tusk aide embroiled in Poland bugging scandal
Poland’s prosecutor is looking into claims that a close aide to Donald Tusk when he was prime minister asked the country’s richest man for help getting a tabloid editor fired over articles about Tusk’s...
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Poland’s PiS warns critics: We’re not changing, get used to it
Jarosław Kaczyński blasted the country’s top constitutional court and its chief justice Monday for causing “anarchy” in Poland and insisted he would stay the course in a growing constitutional crisis....
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Poland’s finance minister tries to keep constitutional crisis under wraps
Poland’s finance minister on Wednesday requested the head of the country’s top constitutional court refrain from making public comments until May 13, as concern in Warsaw grows that the country’s...
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Counting protesters is no Polish joke
How many Poles does it take to make a crowd? That question divides the deeply polarized country as Poland’s government and its opponents bicker over how many people gathered in a central Warsaw street...
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Moody’s puts Poland on negative watch over political crisis
WARSAW – Poland avoided a ratings downgrade from Moody’s on Saturday, but the credit rating agency shifted its outlook from stable to negative citing unpredictable economic policies and a political...
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Commission threatens Poland with ‘Opinion’
The European Commission revived its long-running row with Poland’s right-wing government Wednesday, threatening to move forward with a legal procedure unless “significant improvements” are made by...
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Warsaw boils at Commission intervention
WARSAW — The European Commission’s unexpectedly tough line over Poland’s constitutional crisis sparked a political firestorm in Warsaw Friday. Frans Timmermans, the Commission’s first vice president,...
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