Poland vows fiery response over blocked EU funds

A European Commission spokesperson on Tuesday said that Poland has not done enough to break a long-running standoff over Warsaw’s controversial judicial reform. 

Poland’s ruling, right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party has threatened to hit back at the European Union as the Commission put on hold over €35 billion ($36 billion) of COVID-19 recovery grants and loans due to the dispute. 

In May, Warsaw replaced a disciplinary chamber for judges with a new body in a bid to resolve the…