Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo easily survived a no-confidence vote in parliament today called by the opposition. There have been rumors however that the leaders of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) would like to see her replaced by finance minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, who may have a better hand in…
Image by Tadeusz Rudzki Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a member of the Polish parliament, also controls the Law and Justice Party in Poland. He served as prime minister for a few years at the end of the last decade. Reports say he may be taking back former power next week, in order…
Image by Elekes Andor The European Commission of the European Union initiated a legal ‘infringement action’ against the Eastern European nation of Poland over laws passed covering judicial reform, placing selection of judges under the executive and legislative branches, rather than an outside body that the Polish government believes is…