Prime Ministers of Poland

Faced with possible EU sanctions for a series of controversial judicial changes which Brussels believes threaten the country's rule of law and democratic values, the Polish government could push the country out of the bloc if it stops being a recipient of EU funds, Donald Tusk, the EU Council president, has warned.

Poland’s new right-wing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has sacked his defense and foreign ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle, as he seeks to mend strained ties with the country’s EU partners.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło has posted a tweet in which it seems that she is saying goodbye, the Associated Press reports, adding that there are rumors in the country that she could be replaced.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo says her government as won in a dispute with the EU over the migrant issue.

Szydlo also claims that the EU has even changed its own stance on the matter thanks to the influence of Poland's resolute and unyielding attitude, Tanjug reported, citing AP.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, backing up the European Commission and increasing the likelihood of unprecedented EU action to punish Warsaw, New Europe reported.

People read headlines on the start of war near the US State Department building in Washigton, D.C.- AP Photo

Poland's demands for war reparations from Germany are "a claim for justice," its prime minister said on Thursday as the Polish parliament reportedly prepares the ground for a possible legal claim. Berlin has frequently said the issue has been resolved in full.

European Council President Donald Tusk is summoned as a witness in an investigation in Poland. This was reported by his lawyer, quoted by Associated Press.

The investigation is related to the plane crash in 2010 in Smolensk, Russia, which killed the then Polish President Lech Kaczynski and another 95 politicians, public and military.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Poland Thursday after lawmakers adopted a controversial reform of the Supreme Court despite the threat of unprecedented EU sanctions.

Leaders from Central Europe said Tuesday they reject a European Union policy that calls for all member states to receive migrants, protesting suggestions that the level of their compliance could be linked to the availability of EU funds to them.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło has spoken out against a two-speed Europe as she prepared to head off to a EU summit in Italy marking the 60th anniversary of the bloc's founding Treaty of Rome.