European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Secretary of State for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Naimski walk during von der Leyen's visit to Poland to mark the acceptance of the country's National Recovery Plan, which will unlock large coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery funds, in Warsaw, Poland June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
There is still more work to be done on the rule of law in Poland, the European Commission President said on Thursday during a visit to Warsaw after Brussels approved billions of euros in COVID-19 economic recovery funds for the country.
"We are not at the end of the road on the rule of law in Poland," Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks next to Secretary of State for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Naimski and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during von der Leyen's visit to Poland to mark the acceptance of the country's National Recovery Plan, which will unlock large coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery funds, in Warsaw, Poland June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
(Reporting by Alan Charlish, Marek Strzelecki, Pawel Florkiewicz, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference, during her visit to Poland to mark the acceptance of the country's National Recovery Plan, which will unlock large coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery funds, in Warsaw, Poland June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki looks on during a news conference with President Andrzej Duda and EC President Ursula von der Leyen, during von der Leyen's visit to Poland to mark the acceptance of the country's National Recovery Plan, which will unlock large coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery funds, in Warsaw, Poland June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks during a news conference with President Andrzej Duda and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during von der Leyen's visit to Poland to mark the acceptance of the country's National Recovery Plan, which will unlock large coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery funds, in Warsaw, Poland June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel