The president could refuse to swear in the new judges, deepening Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.
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Polish government launches “plan B” to sidestep presidential veto of EU defence loans bill
It says the €44bn will still reach Poland, but will be harder to spend without the vetoed law.
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President vetoes bill on Poland receiving €44bn in EU defence loans
Karol Nawrocki argued that the SAFE programme would indebt Poles for decades and threaten national sovereignty.
Polish president and PM fail to reach agreement on EU defence loans as potential veto looms
Karol Nawrocki has now submitted his own “sovereign” alternative to the EU’s SAFE programme to parliament.
Polish president and central bank chief present “sovereign” alternative to €44bn EU defence loans
Karol Nawrocki and Adam Glapiński claim the plan would be more beneficial than the EU’s SAFE programme.
Polish president’s office casts doubt on joining French nuclear deterrent programme
Karol Nawrocki’s chief foreign policy aide suggests that talks with the US should be the “first priority”.
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As its support falls to lowest in 14 years, what’s gone wrong for Poland’s opposition PiS party? [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
A variety of internal and external factors lie behind PiS’s current crisis.
Polish Supreme Court picks candidates for new chief justice despite boycott by some judges
President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
Polish parliament sends bill on €44bn EU defence loans to president for approval
The opposition, with which President Nawrocki is aligned, has urged him to veto the bill.
Polish president proposes law jailing officials who question his powers
The government condemned his “autocratic” plans.
Poland tightens cybersecurity rules targeting non-NATO suppliers
“High-risk” vendors from countries such as China will be barred from sectors of the economy deemed crucial to the functioning of the state.
President vetoes bill reforming judicial body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
President calls for Poland to seek nuclear deterrent
Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
President again vetoes government bill on regulating crypto-assets market in Poland
The government says the measures are vital to protect Poles from fraud and for national security.
