The European Commission opened a procedure on Monday against Poland to challenge a new law forcing the early retirement of some 40 percent of the country's Supreme Court judges. The move is likely to develop into a formal lawsuit. Poland has a month to address the concerns regarding the Supreme Court. Spokesperson for the EU executive said the Commission is still open for dialogue with Polish government.

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk told the media on Friday in Brussels, after the EU summit, that it's good to see the Polish ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) to "have come to their senses" regarding the bill on the Institute on National Remembrance. He added that damages done by PiS "will have tarnished Polish reputation for long time".

One jump into the water could lead to a life of disability. Summer break has started and with it, the season for accidents. A young filmmaker has published a film online, warning swimmers to be careful. Every year, 700 people break their spines after an unsuccessful jump into the water. Many of them spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair.

A pile up on the S7 left one person dead and others injured. Near Waplewo, three delivery buses and two trucks collided, leaving two of the vehicles in flames. The delivery buses were believed to have been parked on the road, rather than in the parking lot nearby. One of the injured was left without a leg and was taken by helicopter to the hospital. At one point, the Warsaw-Gdańsk road was completely blocked.

The white and red dreamliner landed in Warsaw. It was the first of two LOT Polish Airlines planes that are painted in the national colors. This is to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence.

40 years ago General Mirosław Hermaszewski and Piotr Klimuk set off on a mission aboard the Soyuz 30 spacecraft. Poland thus became one of only four nations whose citizens crossed the Kármán line. So far, Hermaszewski is the only Pole who has been in space. Thursday marked the anniversary of his flight and on this occassion he received greetings from his fellow astronauts.

Polish national team returned home after disappointing performance in the World Cup in Russia. Despite failing to qualify for the knockout stage, coach Adam Nawałka and his team were greeted by dozens of fans at Warsaw Chopin Airport.

Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on Thursday but survived to become the only Asian side to qualify for last 16 of the World Cup in Russia -- and the first team ever to progress thanks to FIFA's new disciplinary tie-breaker rule.

European Union leaders agreed on Friday to set up joint asylum processing sites and restrict migrants' moves with the bloc, responding to concerns from Rome and Berlin at a hard-fought summit. "All the measures in the context of these controlled centres, including relocation and resettlement, will be on a voluntary basis," said the leaders' joint statement, agreed after nine hours of negotiations. The 28 EU leaders also agreed to tighten their external border more, increase financing for Turkey, Morocco and Northern African states to prevent migration to Europe.

The European Commission will open a legal case against Poland to challenge a new law forcing the early retirement of some 40 percent of the country's Supreme Court judges, officials said on Thursday, a move likely to develop into a formal lawsuit.

"We return to normal, good, friendly relations between both countries," said Israeli Ambassador to Poland Anna Azari to the media, commenting on the changes made to the bill on the Institute of National Remembrance. "There never was any shutdown in Israeli-Polish relations, but last five months were very difficult," she added.

Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Friday again demanded that Germany pay Poland damages for World War Two.

Jan Bednarek scored the only goal of Japan against Poland match on Thursday. Despite the loss, the Japanese qualified for the next stage of the World Cup, thanks to a better fair play factor than Senegal. The Africans have the same amount of points and the same goal difference as Japan, and yet Aliou Cisse's team ends their Russian adventure alongside Poland. Despite losing their first game to Japan, the Colombians end up as group H winners.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the media that he expects a clear declaration from the Chairman of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and his Deputy Frans Timmermans regarding the rule of law dispute. He underlined that "he has kept his word" after talks with the EC representatives.

Judge Małgorzata Gersdorf, in accordance with the Constitution, remains the First President of the Supreme Court until 30 April 2020 - reads the resolution adopted on Thursday by the General Assembly of Supreme Court Judges.

The leaders of the Baltic states and Poland signed a long-awaited deal on Thursday to connect their power grids to the European Union grid by 2025 and break their dependence on Russia, a Soviet legacy.

Polish teams dominated this year's finals of the University Rover Challenge in the USA. Poles took first, third, fourth and eighth places in the competition. The winners - Rover Team from the Częstochowa University of Technology.

Poland has signed a huge contract with the USA to import liquefied natural gas and the Warsaw Stock Exchange is feeling the brunt of Donald Trump's trade war. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Ireland could stop the extradition of a Polish national if it concludes that Poland's recent overhaul of its judiciary means it can no longer guarantee a fair trial, an adviser to the European Union's top court said.

The Polish government is commenting on what it's calling a sad incident and is hoping that the issue of the rule of law will be quickly resolved. This was what Minister Szymański was saying after the hearing that took place in Luxembourg. However, the First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans also spoke after the meeting, in much less optimistic tones. The threat of Article 7 still hangs above Poland.