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Poland's nearly decade-long rule of law crisis is over, the European Commission has declared. Around six months after an election which removed the country's right-wing Law and Order (PiS) party from government, the Commission has said it believes there is "no longer a clear risk of a serious breach

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Igor Tuleya, a prominent Polish judge critical of the country's government, suffered "multiple violations" of his rights to a fair trial, respect for private life and freedom of expression. The Strasbourg court has instructed Poland to award

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The European Commission has confirmed that it will bring legal proceedings against the Polish government over a controversial new law ostensibly aimed at curbing Russian influence in the country. The decision comes two days after Poland's justice minister condemned the Court of Justice of the Europe

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A pregnant woman in Poland has died from septic shock which doctors allegedly did not treat properly out of concern they would fall foul of the country's strict anti-abortion laws. Polish lawyer Jolanta Budzowska said doctors "waited for the foetus to die" based on their interpretation of a controve

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Poland’s way of disciplining judges falls foul of EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said. The court said in a statement that “the disciplinary regime for judges in Poland is not compatible with EU law”.

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Poland's judges have defied a European court order to undo the country's judicial reforms, casting doubt on its future as a member of the EU. Stanisław Piotrowicz, a senior judge, said the interim measures of the Court of Justice of the European Union were “not in line” with the Polish

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Polish human rights chief Adam Bodnar has been ordered to leave his post by the country's top court. Mr Bodnar, widely regarded as a nuisance to Poland's authoritarian ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, was appointed as Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of opposition parties in 2015.

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Further concerns have been raised about the independence of the judiciary in Poland after a judge linked to the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party was appointed head of the Supreme Court. Małgorzata Manowska, a 55-year-old judge who briefly served as a deputy justice minister in a PiS-le

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The European Union has begun legal proceedings against Poland for undermining the rule of law as it expressed “serious concern” the country will not host "free and fair" elections next month. Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, has said a postal ballot will take place next

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Poland has failed to adequately act on anti-corruption recommendations made by the Council of Europe in respect of the judiciary, prosecutors and members of parliament. In a follow up assessment on corruption, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) found that Poland

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Abusive postcards sent to the president of the Supreme Court of Poland last year were allegedly masterminded by judicial colleagues who supported the country's controversial judicial reforms. Polish web portal Onet.pl has published screenshots alleged to be from a WhatsApp group in which judges disc

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