On Thursday 13 April, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament endorsed a change to reform of the country’s justice system to respond to the concerns of the European Commission about the rule of law (see EUROPE 11997).
The PiS party agreed after 20 March to amend the details of some of the reforms challenged by the European Commission, such as the retirement age of men and women judges. The Polish parliament adopted an amendment to have the same retirement age for both men and women...