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New Judiciary Council: Małgorzata Gersdorf is a former Supreme Court President

Respect for the state and for the authority of the President, require respecting his decisions, including entering retirement by the Supreme Court judges. That applies to Małgorzata Gersdorf as well; for the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), this decision makes Ms Gersdorf a former First President of the Supreme Court - KRS underlines in its statement.

Law changing rules of European elections awaits President's signature

Election to the European Parliament will be subject to new rules in Poland. The only thing that's missing is President's signature. The new system proposed by Law and Justice gives the largest parties the greatest chance of winning and makes the fight for seats very tough for smaller ones. The project soed through the legislative process despite objections from the opposition and the Senate Legislative Office.

Modern Party notifies prosecutor after police used tear gas against protesters

After Thursday's protests in front of Presidential Palace when the police used tear gas against the demonstrators, the Modern Party says it will notify the prosecutor's office. Politician of that party demand a clarification of the incident. Police claim that it was the demonstrators that used gas first, but witnesses claim otherwise and say that no gas was used by the protesters. According to members of the opposition, this could be the case of police overstepping its authority.

Kora - the Queen of Polish rock passed away aged 67

"With deepest regret and sorrow we inform that at 5.30 a.m. today, in her beloved Roztocze, surrounded by her loved ones, beloved pets and beautiful nature, died Kora - a great artist, singer, poet and painter," relatives of the artist informed on Saturday.

Cameras help to fight against waste-dumping in Polish forests

Foresters declared a war against people dumping thrash in Polish woods. One can find almost every sort of waste between the trees. The costs of removing the trash goes in hundreds of thousands zloties. More and more cameras are being installed in forests and parks around the country to catch the unsuspecting dumpers.

Senate rejected Presidential referendum. Some blame the opposition and speak of success

Poland's Senate has rejected a motion by President Andrzej Duda to hold a national referendum on the future Constitution. This was the President's flagship project. The upper chamber is dominated by Law and Justice's senators who are supposedly Andrzej Duda's allies. Although the majority of senators decided not to support the referendum, some speak of President's success.

Medicine experts uphold their opinion on Igor Stachowiak's death

Igor Stachowiak took a few doses of toxic drugs and was hit with a taser several times which all led to cardiorespiratory failure - the sworn medicine experts upheld their conclusions from the post-mortem. The experts testified in the case of four policemen accused of overstepping their authority and abuse of an apprehended person. The now-former police officers used a taser on Igor Stachowiak who had died at the precinct.