The plans, which still require EU approval, would make Poland the first member state to do this.

The plans, which still require EU approval, would make Poland the first member state to do this.
The ideas include reducing hurdles for people to obtain disability support and making it easier for businesses to collect debts.
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“Ukraine, Europe and the US must be fully united and engage in peace talks,” says Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The tech giant pledged $5 million towards training one million Poles in cyber skills over the next five years.
The opposition accuses the government of trying to block an investigation into its own alleged crimes.
Bogdan Święczkowski, an opposition ally, accuses Donald Tusk and others of acting as an “organised criminal group”.
“Europe must understand that Poland bears burdens in this respect and that they are supposed to help us, not impose new burdens.”
“We must take care of our relations with the US, but we must also have a sense of our own dignity and strength.”
Stanley Bill talks to Daniel Tilles about the performance of the current Polish government.
“No representative of Israel will be detained” if they attend the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, says Donald Tusk.
Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.
The most common answer, given by 34.8%, was that “the situation has got worse” while only 24.4% said it improved.
Aleks Szczerbiak
Next year’s presidential election could turn into a plebiscite on Donald Tusk’s government.
“Security, Europe!” is the slogan of Poland’s six months holding the EU’s rotational presidency.