Tusk Returns as Polish PM, Vows to Restore Judicial Independence and Rebuild Ties with EU
• Donald Tusk returns as Polish prime minister, faces challenge of undoing PiS party's politicization of courts, prosecutors, and public TV • Seeks to rebuild Poland's position in Europe, unblock EU pandemic funds frozen over rule of law concerns • Cabinet includes familiar faces like Radoslaw Sikorski and vocal PiS critic Adam Bodnar as justice minister • Plans to review controversial PiS policies but avoids "witch-hunt" against compromised central bank governor • Dissolving and replacing progagandized state media outlets seen as legally difficult, focus may fall on editorial leadership