Didier Reynders met with new Polish justice minister Adam Bodnar.
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Poland reaches deal with EU on Ukrainian grain imports
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria can ban the import of Ukrainian grain while allowing transit through their territory.
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EU gives Poland deadline to implement ECJ rulings or face fines
In response, a Polish deputy justice minister accused Brussels of “acting in bad faith and violating the [EU] treaties”.
“No risk of Polexit” from EU, says Polish PM amid Brussels row
His government says it has no plans to implement two CJEU rulings.
New Polish ID cards blocked after fingerprint scanners raise security concerns
The new cards were due to be introduced in August and bring Poland in line with new EU rules.
NfP podcast: Stanley Bill on the sources of PiS’s success
Our editor-at-large gives his perspectives on the state of Polish democracy and the ruling party’s electoral success.
Poland announces deal with Prague to keep coal mine open but Czech PM denies it
Poland’s government says a deal has been reached to prevent the closure of the mine.
Polish schools will teach that EU is “unlawful entity”, says education minister
Przemysław Czarnek also called for history lessons to teach “pride” instead of “shame” about Poland’s past.
Polish parliament approves EU Covid fund amid splits in ruling coalition and opposition
A rebellion within the government had left the entire fund at risk, but it has passed with some opposition support.
Polish left offers conditional support for conservative government to pass EU recovery plan
The fund is worth €58 billion to Poland.
PM requests ruling on supremacy of Polish constitution over EU law
The government accuses the ECJ of “exceeding its competences”.
Poland has sweeter Coca Cola, finds study on varying quality of products offered across EU
Eastern member states have complained about “dual quality” of branded products sold across the EU.
Whole EU declared “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone” in response to Polish anti-LGBT resolutions
“All member states have obligations to respect fundamental rights.”
Unprecedented Czech legal challenge to Polish coal mine could be “catastrophic” for Poland
Paweł Wiejski
It is the first such case at the ECJ.
