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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
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery package if it carries out rule of law reforms. She says the EU's approval of the plan announced on Wednesday is "important" but only "a first step, as the money will be disbursed when the reforms and investments are in place". 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 European Commission has launched legal action against the conservative governments of EU members Hungary and Poland in response to measures seen as discriminating against LGBTQ citizens. SOUNDBITE
The European Union calls on Poland's right-wing government to suspend controversial reforms to the country's courts, expressing concern that they could undermine judicial freedom. SOUNDBITE
EU Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper says during a briefing in Brussels that the EU has launched action against Hungary after Budapest passed laws it says are intended to "protect Hungary's sovereignty" and curb foreign influence. SOUNDBITE
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