23/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 20 July, the Polish parliament adopted a law accelerating the election of a new head of the country's supreme court to replace Malgorzata Gersdorf, who refuses to retire (see EUROPE 12055). The law, which has provoked repeated protests, was approved by a strong majority (230 votes in favour, 24 against, 4 abstentions). Under this law, the election of the new head of the court will be possible as soon as two thirds of its total 120 judges have...