Poland’s Bid to Secure Access to EU Aid Moves to Parliament
- Draft bill includes sweeping rollback of contested changes
- Ruling party may need to rely on opposition to pass the bill
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Poland’s opposition expressed readiness to work with the ruling party on legislation to roll back a contested overhaul of the judiciary to access more than €35 billion ($37 billion) in European Union aid.
The draft that emerged hours after the government reached a preliminary deal with the European Commission on Tuesday had divided the ruling alliance and will most likely need the opposition’s support to pass in parliament. It marks a remarkable turn after years of disputes between Poland and the EU, which accused Warsaw of eroding independent institutions and the rule of law.