Poland’s president Andrzej Duda has responded to three days of demonstrations against proposed changes to the court system. He has blocked two out of three of them. The ruling conservative PiS (Law and Justice) party introduced the reforms. They would have involved the dismissal of Supreme Court judges, with new appointments made by the parliament.
Poles protest against court reforms at Berlin's Brandenberg Gate. Photo: Matylda Falkiewicz
Thousands of Poles held candlelit vigils in Warsaw and other cities, and hundreds of their compatriots in Germany gathered at the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin at the weekend to voice their opposition to the…
