Poland Takes Major Steps Toward Securing EU Recovery Funds
- Ruling party wins backing to reverse some changes in courts
- The bill key to release billions in aid now goes to president
Andrzej Duda
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Poland cleared further hurdles on the way to unlock more than €35 billion ($38 billion) of the European Union’s post-pandemic aid, putting fresh financing within the ruling party’s reach just eight months before a general election.
The parliament in Warsaw on Wednesday passed legislation to reverse some of the contested changes in the judiciary following a bitter dispute with the EU over the erosion of democratic standards. The bill now awaits approval from President Andrzej Duda, who has left open the question of whether he’ll sign it into law.