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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warns the Turkish government against taking steps that would damage the constitutional order following Friday's failed coup.
The United States vows to keep promoting human rights in Turkey, while also calling for cooperation, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel the ambassador over his advocacy. "We will continue to promote the rule of law and respect for human rights globally," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters during a briefing in Washington, DC. 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
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
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