Poland’s deep political divide has resurfaced with a vengeance – this time over the country’s top court. The pro-EU government is trying to remove judges appointed by the previous national-conservative administration, whose supporters are now protesting outside the court. DW’s Anja Kueppers-McKinnon talks to Poland-based journalist Stuart Dowell about what’s at stake for one of the EU’s largest member states.
00:00 – Standoff outside Poland’s Constitutional Court
00:48 – President Nawrocki intervenes in Warsaw
01:28 – Donald Tusk’s push for judicial reform
02:17 – Current situation and advisory meeting
03:51 – Competing claims of court leadership
05:08 – Breaking the political deadlock
07:06 – Resignation of Polish ambassadors
08:43 – Presidential powers and executive conflict
10:40 – Impact on upcoming elections
11:50 – Can Tusk deliver his reform agenda?
13:21 – Poland’s standing within the EU
14:32 – Wider European trends and national security
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