The door to a dialogue between Poland and the European Union on judicial reform is open and the EU hopes to find a long-term solution to tensions between Warsaw and Brussels, EU Values and Transparency Commissioner Vera Jourova said on Tuesday.

"Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected," former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp, Marian Turski, said on Monday during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation. He stressed that indifference may cause "an Auschwitz suddenly fall down on you from the skies". Mr Turski also urged younger generations not to "be indifferent when any government violates the already established social contracts".

The presidents of Poland and Ukraine called on Monday (January 27) for greater global efforts to combat anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp amid concerns over a resurgence of anti-Jewish prejudice.

Survivors from Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp returned to Auschwitz on Monday (January 27th) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

The presidents of Israel and Poland called on Monday for greater global efforts to combat anti-Semitism as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp amid concerns over a resurgence of anti-Jewish prejudice.

U.S. freedom and democracy watchdog Freedom House has issued a statement in response to the Polish parliament’s adoption of a new law that restricts judicial independence.

Writer, journalist, and former prisoner of the Auschwitz, Ravensbrueck and Neustadt-Glewe concentration camps Zofia Stefania Posmysz-Piasecka was decorated with the Order of the White Eagle on Friday by President Andrzej Duda.

Some pass judgements because "politicking is not their job", others continue court proceedings as they "are awaiting justification of the Supreme Court resolution". Some are also waiting, but postpone proceedings. Yesterday's resolution adopted by the Supreme Court caused chaos in common courts as judges aren't sure whether or not they should carry on with their work, as the passed rulings could be rendered null and void.

The European Commission said on Friday it was "very concerned" with the state of the rule of law in Poland where the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party overhauled the courts, precipitating a deepening stand-off between old and new judges.

The drab exteriors of a pair of 1970s buildings in an industrial Warsaw neighbourhood belie the hive of high-tech activity inside where developers, screenplay writers and others at leading video game maker CD Projekt hustle to create the next global hit. Poland -- Eastern Europe's biggest economy -- has quietly developed into a leading video game exporter thanks to low labour costs, a young educated workforce and a thriving gaming tradition rooted in the Communist era.

Leaders of three opposition groupings - Civic Coalition (KO), the Left and PSL-Kukiz15 - on Thursday called upon President Duda not to ratify the bill on court reforms that would allow judges critical of changes proposed by the government to be disciplined. They also appealed to the president to meet them in order to hear why should he veto the amendment.

The Sejm voted 234-211 to disregard the rejection by the Senate of a law which would allow judges who criticise the government's reforms to be disciplined. The bill will now become law if it is signed by President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally. Simultaneously, the Supreme Court that judges appointed under new government rules do not have the right to issue judgements there. The ruling PiS party claim the top Polish court has no right to pass such verdict.

World leaders voiced alarm at resurgent anti-Semitism on Thursday as they gathered at Israel's national Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence also castigated Iran in their speeches to the World Holocaust Forum, accusing it of rabid anti-Semitism and of seeking Israel's destruction. Thursday's commemoration was not attended by President Andrzej Duda of Poland, who turned down his invitation because Poland he was not allowed to speak at the conference

Due to the Constitutional Tribunal's (TK) launching an inquiry at the request of the Speaker of the Sejm, Thursday's session of three chambers of the Supreme Court has been suspended - the head of Polish constitutional court judge Julia Przyłębska announced on Wednesday. The Supreme Court (SN) spokesman Michał Laskowski said the SN wasn't in collision with any official body, especially the Sejm, and it would hold its session scheduled on Thursday.

A case of the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered in a wild boar in Poland just 12 kilometres (7.4 miles) from the German border, Germany’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

Mateusz Morawiecki wrote in an article for "Politico" that the truth about World War II is an integral part of the heritage of united Europe, which must "must forcefully oppose the falsification of 20th century history" peddled by Russian propaganda. In response to these words, spokesperson for Russian MFA Maria Zakharova wrote "it's not an article, but a true suicide: four pages with which Polish prime minister has killed a human in himself".

European Union member states lose 170 billion euros ($188.38 billion) a year due to tax avoidance and evasion, a Polish state think-tank said in a report due to be discussed later on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

In an interview for "Financial Times" published on Wednesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of spreading "historical lies" ahead of the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation.

France expressed concerns on Tuesday with Polish judiciary reform two weeks before president Emmanuel Macron's visit to Poland - AFP agency informed quoting French Secretary of State for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin. Representatives of France, Poland and Germany took part in a meeting of the Weimar Triangle group.

I thought to myself that if couldn't save the world, maybe I should tone down a notch, quit having expectations and simply do my things - documentary film producer Ewa Ewart said on Tuesday after being awarded the Honorary Medal of the Human Rights Defender "For Merit To Human Rights Protection".

U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the museum on the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland on Tuesday (January 21).

We call upon the president of Russia not to exploit the memory about Holocaust victims to use it in political strife - Poland's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk said on Tuesday. He also reassured that the Polish government is prepared for Vladimir Putin's speech at the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem.

Germany and Poland are discussing new action to prevent the spread of the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars in Poland close to the German border including border fences and increased hunting of the animals, Germany’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.

Famous Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has visited Poland together with a film crew. According to the local media, the teenager planned to shoot a video on the premises of the biggest lignite-fired power plant in Europe.

Changes to the Polish judicial system currently implemented by the government raise concerns because they "fail to respect the principles of judicial independence and separation of powers" - Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Bill Keating, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment wrote in a letter to Polish President Andrzej Duda. In their view, if Poland decides to enact the law disciplining judges, it "would represent a significant step backward for Poland’s historically strong leadership in democratic reforms in Europe".

Polish-Russian war of words has been going on since December when President Vladimir Putin accused Poland of complicity in starting the Second World War. The speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin demanded apologies from Poland. These allegations have met with a strong response from the Polish authorities, including Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The European Union, as well as a number of member-states like Germany, expressed support for Poland's protest against being blamed for the conflict and not recognised by Russia as a victim of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Comments by top Russian officials have been dismissed as attempts to whitewash Soviet Union's role in the WWII.

"They are taking Poland out of the EU, destroy courts to get away with stealing, they set Poles against each other," the chief of the European People's Party Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter on Friday, commenting on the latest developments regarding planned amendment to Polish court laws.

They try to take away our right to a fair justice system, to its overhaul, let's not allow others to decide for us. We must preserve the Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber in our country - President Andrzej Duda said on Friday in Zwoleń, commenting on the situation in the Polish judiciary.

Poland's opposition-dominated Senate on Friday rejected a new law that would allow judges who criticise the government's judicial reforms to be disciplined.

The Senate decided on Friday to reject court laws amendment in full and now the draft legislation will return the lower house, where the ruling PiS party has enough seats to overrule the upper chamber's decision. This is a very likely scenario, so the bill should eventually land on the president's desk. If ratified, the bill would become law, despite countless red flags waved both in Poland and internationally.