It was announced yesterday that Poland would dissolve a contested disciplinary system for judges, which the EU has said breaches the bloc’s law. The European Union’s executive arm gave Poland until August 16 to comply with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling that Poland’s system for disciplining judges violates EU law and should be suspended. According to the EU, the system is being used to exert political control over rulings.
Jarosław Kaczyński, head of Poland’s ruling PiS party, informed state news agency PAP yesterday that the government “will dissolve the Disciplinary Chamber as it currently operates and in this way the subject of the dispute will disappear.”
Kaczyński went on to state that the first draft of laws on a new disciplinary regime will be drawn up and put forward by the government in September.
Source: Radio Poland, Radio Gdańsk
Joining a team of Polish firefighters who departed for Turkey, another team of firefighters is set to head for Greece to help combat the raging blazes there.
As junior captain Grzegorz Trzeciak from the National Headquarters of the Polish State Fire Service told state news agency PAP, over 140 firefighters and over 40 firetrucks are being to Greece.
The wildfires in Evia, northeast of Athens, and in many places in the southern Peloponnese region, have now spread and are within 20 kilometers of Athens. According to reports from the BBC, thousands have left their homes near Athens, while some 600 have fled the island of Evia by boat.
Poland has recently sent multiple support teams abroad to help deal with natural disasters. On Saturday morning, a squad of firefighters set off from Poland to Germany to help flood-affected areas. Also on Saturday, Polish firefighters and police officers departed for Turkey to help put out fires in the south of the country.
Source: Radio Poland, BBC.com
The 2020 Olympics are proving themselves to be one of the best showings of Polish athletes ever, with a total of 14 Olympic medals, including four golds, five silver, and five bronze as of Sunday morning Polish time.
The most recent victory came as Team Poland won silver in the women’s 4x400m relay, just behind the United States and head of the Jamaican team in third.
The Polish team of Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, and Justyna Święty-Ersetic clinched their victory in a time of three minutes, twenty seconds, and fifty-three nanoseconds (3:20:53).
Despite setting a world record for speed climbing in the first stage of her event, Poland’s Aleksandra Mirosław finished fourth in the women’s climbing competition in Tokyo on Friday, narrowly missing out on an Olympic medal.
Janja Garnbret of Slovenia claimed the first gold medal in the women’s climbing event, followed by Japan’s Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi. The 2020 Olympics marked the first time the event, which combines speed climbing, bouldering, and a timed climb, was offered in competition.
Source: Radio Poland
Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda became the first Pole to win the Chess World Cup after beating Russia’s Sergei Karyakin in 30 moves last Thursday in Sochi, Russia.
The 23-year-old Duda, who hails from the southern Polish city of Wieliczka, was also the first Pole to advance to the World Cup finals after knocking out reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals.
After his defeat, Carlsen described the 23-year-old Polish star as a “richly deserved winner,” a pronouncement supported by Duda’s undefeated record in the prestigious FIDE tournament.
Source: Radio Poland, chess24.com
Weather
Today will be mostly cloudy and wet, with winds coming in from the southwest and a good chance of rain mid-afternoon. Temperatures will peak around a high of 23°C, or 73°F, cooling off overnight to a low of 15°C or 59°F. There will be a chance for rain overnight, with a good chance for rain Monday morning before clearer skies return in the afternoon.
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