Ryszard Czarnecki rejects the accusations against him, which he says are being brought on “political orders”.
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Poland signs $1.2bn deal to produce launchers for Patriot missile systems
The deal shows that “Poland is among those countries in Europe that have the greatest trust from the United States”, says the defence minister.
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European rights court rejects first case by Polish women claiming to be victims of abortion law
Around 1,000 cases relating to Poland’s near-total abortion ban have been submitted to the European Court of Human Rights.
EU launches legal action against Poland over Russian influence commission
A deputy leader of Poland’s ruling party dismissed the action as an “absurd and baseless attack” by the EU with the aim of “interfering in Poland’s internal affairs”.
Polish government blames “foreign interests” for ruling against coal mine
A court suspended the government’s environmental approval for Turów coal mine.
EU groups call for “full-scale observation” of Polish elections amid concerns over “democratic standards”
The letter is signed by the leaders of groups representing over 75% of the European Parliament’s members.
Members of the Polish state TV board submit complaint over its “biased” coverage of opposition march
TVP’s news coverage regularly described Sunday’s anti-government demonstration as a “march of hate”.
Polish Supreme Court rejects president’s pardon of minister accused of abusing powers
“The application of the right of pardon before a conviction becomes final does not have legal effect,” found the Supreme Court.
Judges who joined anti-government march violated constitution, say ministers
Poland’s constitution stipulates that judges “shall not perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence”.
Poland’s disciplinary system for judges infringed European law, finds EU court
The ruling ends a long-running case that has seen Poland fined over half a billion euros.
Hundreds of thousands join anti-government rallies in Poland
“We are here today so that the whole world can see how strong we are and how many of us are ready to fight for democracy,” said Donald Tusk.
Polish constitutional court confirms president’s pardon of government minister
President Duda pardoned government minister Mariusz Kamiński while he was still appealing a conviction for abuse of power.
Polish president proposes overhaul of Russian influence law days after signing it
His U-turn follows concern from the US and EU that the commission could be used for political purposes against the opposition.
Marciniak kept as ref for Champions League final after apologising for appearing at far-right leader’s event
Szymon Marciniak spoke this week at a business conference organised by Sławomir Mentzen, a leader of the far-right Confederation party.
