Poland's Duda Throws Plan to Access EU Funds Into Turmoil
- Top court asked to weigh in on bill agreed with the EU
- President’s move puts payouts in doubt before the election
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Poland’s plan to access €35.4 billion ($37.8 billion) in European Union recovery funds suffered an unexpected setback after the president asked the top court to weigh in on the key piece of legislation that promised to pave the way for the release of aid.
Speaking in a television address late on Friday, President Andrzej Duda said the bill, which reverses some of the contested changes in the judiciary and follows an agreement with the EU’s executive, “raises serious constitutional controversies.”