With the new law, Supreme Court judges over 65 years old will have to retire, including the first president. However, the General Assembly of Supreme Court judges decided that Małgorzata Gersdorf will remain in her position until her constitutional term ends. That's what many protesters in Poland are hoping for, including the ones who gathered outside the Supreme Court.

Law and Justice is trying its best to convince not only the European Commission that the changes in the judiciary are needed. They are also trying to convince the Polish public that, currently, judges are the only branch of governance without the supervision of the nation, hence the reform. The opposition says the ruling party is trying to end the separation of powers and to bring back communism to Poland.

The First President of the Supreme Court, Professor Małgorzata Gersdorf has been invited to the Presidential Palace, according to "Fakty" TVN. The meeting is scheduled at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. "You don't say "no" to the President," said chief justice when asked if she's going to see Andrzej Duda.

Poland has not entered into any agreement about repatriating asylum seekers, Foreign Ministry spokesman said after a German government document was circulated saying Warsaw was one of 14 governments that had indicated it would be prepared to do so. "There are no any new agreements regarding the reception of asylum seekers from EU countries, we confirm (that), like the Czech Republic and Hungary," Artur Lompart, a Foreign Ministry spokesman told Reuters.

New Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac hopes the club can hold on to striker Robert Lewandowski and make a winning start against Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Super Cup final.

In the background of the debate on amendments to the law on the Supreme Court and the so-called Holocaust bill, Senators passed amendments to the bill on biocomponents and biofuels with no changes. Waiting on the President's desk is a bill that institutes a new fuel tax called an emissions tax. From these funds, projects on electromobility are to be financed.

Drugs, rape and even a terrorist attack and panic. Police in the Lubuskie region claims the popular Festival in Kostrzyn nad Odrą should be labelled as a high-risk event for the third time in a row. The founder and head of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Jerzy Owsiak, says it's harassment.

It's supposed to aid the disabled, but it rules out the children. Although the act presented by the government in reponse to the 40-day strike in the Sejm, excludes the youngest ones, it has come into effect anyway. Law and Justice says it will amend the act, while the opposition says it is simply a bad law written hastily. The disabled who had previously demanded 500 zlotys of allowance will now get a chance to see how the government support works in practice.

Crowds are protesting in front of the Supreme Court leading up to Tuesday, when Law and Justice's amendments to the laws on the judiciary come into effect. Up to 40 percent of judges are to be sent into forced retirement, including the first President of the Supreme Court. According to protesters, the changes are unconstitutional and the soon-to-be-retired judges say they'll be at work on Tuesday. Law and Justice is asking: on what basis? President's chancellery says judges are putting themselves above the law.

"The European Court of Justice will have to face a very difficult task; its ruling will be of great significance for the EU political system as it will mark the boundaries within which the European law may interfere with member states' autonomy to organize their own judiciary," said Polish Minister for European Affairs, Konrad Szymański on Monday.

The 7-time Olympic medal winner Irena Szewińska has died at 72. She passed away in a hospital after being ill for a while. Her achievements and spirit made her a role model for many and at some point she was considered the best female athlete in the world. Now, only memories are left of the First Lady of Polish sports.

The Polish patient is hungry. The food in hospitals is scarce and of low quality, even for those on special diets. The authorities seem to economise on the plates, even more they do on the inmates.

More cities are introducing a ban on sales of alcohol at night. The new law allows the restrictions. Bytom is the latest of the municipalities that wants to put an end to the nightly, alcoholic excesses.

A 10-year-old boy hit an even younger boy with a car during an outdoor event in the city of Opole. The child was behind the wheel as his father told him to drive as he himself was drunk. The injured 7 year-old boy is in hospital, the police is on the case.

Now here's the governement's reaction to the dramatic 40-day protest of the disabled inside the parliament building which ended a few weeks ago. Disabled people and their parents demanded 500 zloty a month allowance in cash. The new bill comes into effect and is expected to make their life easier. Will the new law really improve the comfort of the disabled?

Plans to make the law on abortions more restrictive are back on the agenda. And as always, it's a highly sensitive issue. A parliamentary committee will consider the "Stop Abortion" project on Monday. If passed, it will ban the abortion of defective fetuses. There will be protests.

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.