Professor Małgorzata Gersdorf used to be the First President of the Supreme Court, however, after she was sent to retirement by President Duda, her position is now vacant, the Chairman of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) Leszek Mazur said on Monday.

"Judges are holding out hope. We are defending values and we will not relent until the end," Warsaw Regional Court's judge Igor Tuleya has reassured when summoned to the National Council of the Judiciary. Yet more judges will have testify in front of the disciplinary representative. In question are statements they made, as well as their behaviour, that was aimed at upholding the Constitution. Everyone was summoned in the role of witness.

Internationally acclaimed "Cold War", a movie by Paweł Pawlikowski has won the Golden Lions for best film at the Polish Film Festiwal in Gdynia. It also garnered the awards for best sound and best film-editing. Best actor went to Adam Woronowicz for "The Butler", whereas Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska won best actress for her role in "Pardon". The controversial movie "Clergy" won a special audience award.

Madeleine Albright has spoken on the current situation in Poland. The former U.S. Secretary of State voiced her concerns regarding changes to the judicial system in Poland. She also emphasised the importance of Poland in the European Union and NATO.

The Warsaw of your dreams. The candidates for mayor of the capital city of Poland are racing in their promises. So many new metro lines, roads and apartments. Soon the promise-makers may face each other in a debate. The political struggle in Warsaw is crucial, both for the government and the opposition.

Poland is ready to defend its systemic approach and legal standpoint before the Court of Justice of the European Union; decision by the European Commission wasn't a surprise and we will issue our statement on the complaints and motions, as soon as the CJEU sends us documents, the spokesperson for the government, Joanna Kopcińska commented on the EC's

The National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) rejected in a vote the proposed motion regarding resigning from the European Networks of Councils of the Judiciary (ENCJ). There were 9 votes against the motion and 7 in favour.

She will unconditionally remain the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by the provision enshrined in the Constitution, and even the justices forced into retirement due to their age will return to the bench. Professer Gersdorf has disclosed the detail of her Wednesday's meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and the conditions that were set in negotiations with the government. She feels exempt from keeping it confidential. The head of the government was supposedly testing the waters of possible compromise.

Less than a month to local elections. It was a busy Sunday for politicians who are bracing themselves for the October's local elections, which will be a prelude to an even larger political encounter.

As TVN24 International has learned, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has made a decision regarding the first request for a preliminary ruling by the Polish Supreme Court. The CJEU will examine the request in an expedited procedure. The Supreme Court has sent five questions regarding independence of courts and judges, as well as about EU law against age discrimination.

Thousands of protesters marched through the Polish capital on Saturday demanding higher public sector pay, piling pressure on the Law and Justice (PiS) government ahead of a municipal election in October.

he European Commission decided this week to take Poland to the top European Union court over court reforms the EU says could threaten the independence of the Polish judiciary, a senior EU official said.

An artist and a butcher - a seemingly unlikely duo came together in what they thought was a brilliant plan. Paintings produced were valued at 2 billion zlotys and then attempts were made to collect 160 million zlotys in VAT returns. The so-called artist will now serve 5 years in prison, while his accomplice, the butcher will serve 4.

The government programme to thermo-modernise homes is under way. Even though Polish wages continue to grow, there is still a huge gap between salaries in Poland and to the west of its borders. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Will the Church be held liable for the action's of its priests? The Court of Appeals in Poznań will review the appeal of the Society of Christ, after a preliminary ruling ordering the Church to pay compensation to a 13-year-old who was bound and raped by a priest. For the well-being of the victim, the court is holding the hearing behind closed doors. The verdict will be announced on the 2nd of October.

A thief with a conscience or maybe one who just got scared. The daughter of the former Polish president Lech Kaczyński had her car stolen and then given back. As the tvn24.pl website discovered, inside the car there were document identifying Marta Kaczyński as the owner. Thieves decided to return the car before matters got out of hand. The car was stolen last Friday, from a parking lot in Sopot. The same day the vehicle was found in the area of Gdańsk. So far, we have determined that the thief left the Audi close to the Administrative Department of the Regional Police Headquarters, called the police officers and told them the location of the car. The person responsible has not yet been apprehended. Police are currently conducting an investigation and securing evidence and surveillance footage.

During the meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki I explained to him my standpoint regarding boundary conditions - judges aged 65 or more, who were forced into retirement, return to their posts and I'm still the First President of the Supreme Court, judge Małgorzata Gersdorf said on Friday.

President Duda appointed 10 judges to the Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber, president's chancellery informed on Thursday. Newly appointed judges took an oath before the president.

A European Court said on Thursday that the exhumation of victims of a Polish Air Force plane crash had breached the rights of two women who complained that the bodies of their husbands were dug up in May without consent on the orders of Polish prosecutors.

Poles are making tonnes of money abroad. Government's cracking down on mileage fraud. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

European Union leaders will push for a Brexit deal next month but warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that if she will not give ground on trade and the Irish border by November they are ready to cope with Britain crashing out.

I've spoken with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker about Polish-European affairs during the European Union's Informal Heads of State Summit in Salzburg; I'm always stressing the importance of the judiciary reforms and I'm under the impression that the president of the EC is trying to find a compromise, Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

Women attempting to block the right-wing march on Independence Day last year were beaten up by masked men. On of the women was scarred for life, however the prosecutor has thrown out the case and also added the suspects have not been questioned because they have not been identified.

Poznań local officials have restated their offer to welcome refugee families to their city. This is, providing the families are given a "green light", as far as safety is concerned. But the Ministry of Defense is firm in its position that it will not take in refugees.

United States Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper said on Wednesday in an interview for AFP that Poland is not yet ready for "Fort Trump", that is a permanent U.S. military base on its soil. The proposed territory isn't vast enough, he argued.

Media revelations suggesting that the Vice Chairman of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans and Chairman, Jean-Claude Juncker are at odds regarding action taken against Poland, are untrue, the spokesperson for the Commission, Mina Andreeva wrote in a statement Wednesday evening.

Polish President Andrzej Duda asked Trump for a permanent U.S. base during a White House meeting, offering to name it "Fort Trump," and explaining it would be a bulwark against what he considers a threat from Russia. President Donald Trump said the United States is considering a request from Poland for a permanent U.S. military presence in the fellow NATO country, acknowledging that he shares Poland's concerns about possible Russian aggression.

A majority of Europeans support taking in refugees although many disapprove of how the European Union has handled a record influx of migrants that peaked three years ago, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

Bulgaria will support Hungary in its standoff with the European Union, a Bulgarian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, adding that the countries of eastern Europe had to stand together in their dealings with Brussels.

Despite unofficial declarations, the European Commision did not make a decision on Wednesday, regarding directing a complaint against to Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), concerning the Supreme Court law.