Why Poland's Constitutional Court is at the center of a political battle | DW News

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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