20/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – Legislators in Poland’s ruling coalition have agreed to judicial reforms that could unlock European Recovery Plan funds, Reuters reported on Friday 20 May, with the government awaiting EU approval in the coming days. The legislators took up proposals by President Andrzej Duda, which include a test of independence for judges in unfinished cases. A preamble referring to the primacy of the Polish constitution over norms established by international organisations such as the EU was also added, according to Reuters. The bill will replace the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court, which the Court of Justice of the EU has ruled illegal. The Polish Parliament could vote on the draft by the end of May. The Commission would not confirm on 20 May whether President Ursula von der Leyen would be visiting Poland soon. (SP)