The government sees the TK as illegitimate as it contains judges unlawfully appointed by the former administration.
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US Republican lawmakers complain to EU about “rigged” Polish elections
“Obama, Soros, and the Globalist Left are trying to rig Poland’s presidential election,” write the members of Congress.
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European court orders transfer of Warsaw judges to be suspended
The three judges refused to sit alongside colleagues appointed after the government overhauled the judicial nomination body.
Polish constitutional court has lost ability to adjudicate lawfully, rules top administrative court
The Constitutional Tribunal contains improperly appointed judges who “infected it with unlawfulness”, finds the Supreme Administrative Court.
Polish president approves postponement of local elections despite opposition criticism
The opposition accuses the ruling party of wanting to delay the local elections for its own political benefit.
Poland will not give in to “EU diktats” to unlock frozen funds, says Europe minister
While Poland is willing to show “some flexibility” in negotiations, it “will not back down” from certain “lines that cannot be crossed”.
Government should face state tribunal for losing Poland’s EU funds, says Tusk
“If they do not bring back this money in the coming days, they will answer for it in the manner provided for by the law,” says the opposition leader.
“We’ve shown too much goodwill to EU” and further compromise is futile, says Polish president
“The liberal-left camp that makes up the majority in the European Commission wants to change the government in Poland at all costs,” says Andrzej Duda.
Poland requests EU end €1 million daily fines for not implementing European court ruling
The Polish government argues that it has complied with the requirement to close its disciplinary chamber for judges.
Blocking EU funds is “attempt by Western elites to influence Polish elections”, says president
Opposition leader Donald Tusk is a “collaborator” in his “genes”, says the justice minister.
Thirty Polish Supreme Court judges refuse to work with colleagues appointed after judicial reforms
There are “fundamental legal obstacles preventing our participation in cases involving persons appointed…in a defective procedure”.
EU withholding billions in cohesion funds from Poland over rule-of-law concerns
“As a result of the non-fulfilment of basic conditions, the commission cannot reimburse any expenditure submitted by Poland,” says a spokesman.
Poland violated judge’s rights through “unlawful” disciplinary chamber, finds European court
The Polish government has rejected the ruling, arguing that the European Court of Human Rights “has no competence to rule on whether a court is a court or not”.
After moving to cut Hungary’s funds, EU is “analysing Poland”, which has “many problems”
Poland’s prime minister has pledged that his government will “strongly oppose” penalising Hungary.
