EU Welcomes New Polish Government's Plan to 'Restore Rule of Law'

Warsaw - The European Union on Tuesday welcomed Poland's plan to 'restore the rule of law' and dismantle policies by the former nationalist government which led to the freezing of billions of euros in EU funds due to concerns over judicial independence.

Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party, which ruled for eight years, carried out a deep overhaul of the judiciary which the EU said damaged democratic checks and ba