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Poland: EU steps up legal case to safeguard judicial independence
August 15, 2018 By Faith Matters

Poland: EU steps up legal case to safeguard judicial independence

The European Commission on Tuesday stepped up its latest legal case against Poland, where the ruling nationalists stand accused of bulldozing the independence of courts and judges, thereby undercutting democracy. Governed by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, the EU’s largest ex-communist state has most recently enacted laws forcing into early retirement many Supreme Court […]

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Polish President Denounces Anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and Racism Following Far-Right March
November 20, 2017 By Faith Matters

Polish President Denounces Anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and Racism Following Far-Right March

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Monday there was no place in Poland for xenophobia, anti-Semitism and “sick nationalism”, denouncing hate speech at a nationalist march in Warsaw in comments later echoed by ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.   Jewish groups have called on the Polish authorities to condemn the message of banners with slogans […]

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