Trade unions at Poland’s biggest coal group, state-owned PGG, warned on Friday that the industry would collapse because of falling demand if the government did not help. Poland, which is heavily reliant on coal-fuelled power stations for its energy, is the only European Union member state not to have pledged to achieve zero carbon...
EP condemns Hungary and Poland’s controversial coronavirus moves
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Friday (17 April) describing the recent Hungarian and Polish government actions during the coronavirus outbreak as “totally incompatible with European values.”...
Polish Lawmakers Give Initial Approval to Restitute Property Lost During the Holocaust
Country’s ruling Law and Justice Party takes a stand against far-right attempts to block the state from complying with a U.S. request to compensate Holocaust survivors for property seized during WWII furthr reading...
Poland could be forced to leave the EU
BBC states…. Poland could have to leave the EU over its judicial reform proposals, the country’s Supreme Court has warned. The proposals would allow judges to be dismissed if they questioned the government’s judicial reforms. Judges say the proposals threaten the primacy of EU law and could be an attempt to gag the...
Poland’s top court warns reforms could force EU departure
Financial times states…… The head of Poland’s Supreme Court has attacked the government’s latest plans to overhaul the judicial system, warning that they could lead to Poland leaving the EU. The warning from Malgorzata Gersdorf is the latest salvo in a bitter battle over the rule of law in Poland that dominated the...
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