EU Praises Poland's New Government for Restoring Rule of Law

Steps taken may lead to the release of $7.6 billion in frozen EU funds.

European Union Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, praised Poland's new pro-EU government for their efforts to restore the rule of law.
The European Commission supports the government's actions to reverse controversial judicial policies criticized by the EU as undemocratic.
Reynders expressed hope that these steps would soon allow the approval of Poland’s request for the release of about $7.6 billion from the post-pandemic recovery funds.
Among its key steps, the new government has imprisoned two members of the previous government who were convicted of abuse of power and document forging.
The new government is also making personnel changes in vital judicial bodies and some courts where rule-of-law principles had been questioned.