Poland's President Andrzej Duda asks the US to station more troops in his country and wants to increase the volume of liquefied gas contracts with the US to cut its dependence on gas imports from Russia.
President Andrzej Duda announces Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf will retire on July 4, but she insists she will come to work as usual.
President Andrzej Duda says UN peacekeepers should be sent to the Russia-Ukraine border where fighting has killed more than 10,000 people since 2014.
Poland's right-wing government says the law is needed to protect the reputation of its citizens and make sure they are recognised as victims not perpetrators of Nazi aggression during World War Two.
Poland says it had nothing to do with the killing of Jews during World War 2 and it wants to penalise those who accuse it of crimes committed by the Nazi Germany.
The EU took disciplinary measures that could see Poland stripped of its EU voting rights. But Poland's president went ahead with voting the judicial reforms into law.
Polish parliament to vote on a new government next Tuesday, and any ministerial changes are expected to be announced after that.
The investigation will focus on whether criminal charges should be brought for "public propagating of fascism" during march on Poland's Independence Day.
During Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's one-day visit to Warsaw, aimed at boosting trade between the two countries, Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed support for Turkey's membership to the EU.
Since coming to power, the ruling party has not only increased government influence over the courts but has also brought prosecutors and state media under direct government control and introduced restrictions on public gatherings.
Poland's eurosceptic, nationalist government has rejected Brussels' objections as "blackmail" and as unjustified criticism, but has said Warsaw is open to talks to resolve the dispute.
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday announced that he will veto two of three bills reforming the country's judiciary system.
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