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Polish govt gets more power over the courts, defying EU

Polish lawmakers overwhelmingly approved two bills Friday that give the ruling party greater power over the judiciary despite blunt warnings from European Union officials and others that the laws contravene democratic norms. Supporters in the ruling conservative Law and Justice party said...

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