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During a press conference with Belgian PM Alexander de Croo and Polish Pm Donald Tusk, EU chief, Ursula Von der Leyen, announces that aid for Poland frozen over rule-of-law row has now been unblocked. SOUNDBITE
The EU says it will drop action started against Poland six years ago over rule-of-law concerns that could have led Warsaw to lose its vote in the bloc's affairs. The European Commission said it intends to withdraw the procedure launched under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union after Warsaw's new centrist government took steps to remedy the issues. SOUNDBITE
Eric Mamer, spokesperson for the European Commission reads a statement by Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in which she vows to firmly defend the primacy of EU law after Poland's highest court ruled that EU treaties are incompatible with its national constitution. SOUNDBITE
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet laments the erosion of rule of law in Venezuela, pointing to attacks on political opponents and activists, including using torture and killings. The report on Venezuela comes after her visit to the troubled South American Country last month. SOUNDBITE
Poland's Supreme Court chief justice arrives at work in defiance of a retirement law pushed through by the right-wing government but criticised by the EU as undermining judicial independence. 1ST IMAGES
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