Polish parliament, defying EU, approves judiciary overhaulWARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers approved an overhaul of the judiciary on Friday, giving parliament de facto control over the selection of judges in defiance of the European Union. The legislation, if agreed by the Senate and President Andrzej Duda, will heighten tensions with the EU which has threatened legal action over proposed reform that it says will subvert the rule of law. The eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party, which holds a majority in parliament, argues the judiciary needs to be changed to repair a corrupt system and make courts more efficient. The EU says giving politicians a say in appointing judges will threaten the impartiality of the courts. Critics of the deeply conservative government see the proposed reforms as part of a broader shift toward authoritarianism by the deeply conservative government. The EU is also at loggerheads with the PiS over migration policy, logging in an ancient forest in Poland and the government s efforts to take control of other state institutions such as public media. A panel of constitutional law experts of the Council of Europe human rights body said on Friday the proposed reforms imperiled all parts of the judiciary and would  lead to a far reaching politicization of this body .     Under the legislation, heavily supported by PiS lawmakers, parliament would have a virtual free hand in choosing members of the National Judiciary Council (KRS), a powerful body that decides judicial appointments and promotions which was a right earlier reserved chiefly for the judges themselves. A second bill, also approved, envisages lowering the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges to 65 years from 70, which would force a significant part of them to leave.  We are moving forward with reforms of the justice system, and the Supreme Court reform is an element of this process,  said Pawel Mucha, an adviser to Duda. The KRS has repeatedly voiced its opposition to the plans. Spokesman Waldemar  urek said:  In my opinion, these changes will hurt the citizens because politicization of courts means that no citizen will be assured that a judge presiding over a case isn t being influenced by politicians.   Despite criticism abroad as well, the PiS government remains one of Poland s most popular governments since the 1989 collapse of communism, because of low unemployment, generous public spending and its adherence to traditional Catholic values. Friday s votes came a day after the PiS sacked its prime minister, Beata Szydlo, and replaced her with Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a loyalist of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the party leader and Poland s paramount politician. Morawiecki told Trwam television on Friday his priorities would be economic development, social cohesion, fighting tax evasion and an improvement of Poland s reputation abroad. Analysts said the changeover was spurred by Kaczynski s desire to quell infighting within the cabinet and put more emphasis on economic policy as the party faces three consecutive years of elections. A local ballot is held next year, a parliamentary vote in 2019 and a presidential election in 2020. worldnews
polish parliament defying eu approves judiciary overhaulwarsaw reuters polish lawmakers approved overhaul judiciary friday giving parliament de facto control selection judges defiance european union the legislation agreed senate president andrew dude height tensions eu threatened legal action proposed reform says subvert rule law the eurosceptic law justice pis party holds majority parliament argues judiciary needs changed repair corrupt system make courts efficient the eu says giving politicians say appointing judges threaten impartiality courts critics deeply conservative government see proposed reforms part broader shift toward authoritarianism deeply conservative government the eu also loggerheads pis migration policy logging ancient forest poland government efforts take control state institutions public media a panel constitutional law experts council europe human rights body said friday proposed reforms imperiled parts judiciary would lead far reaching politicization body under legislation heavily supported pis lawmakers parliament would virtual free hand choosing members national judiciary council krs powerful body decides judicial appointments promotions right earlier reserved chiefly judges a second bill also approved envisaged lowering mandatory retirement age supreme court judges years would force significant part leave we moving forward reforms justice system supreme court reform element process said panel much adviser dude the krs repeatedly voiced opposition plans spokesman waldemar trek said in opinion changes hurt citizens politicization courts means citizen assured judge presiding case influenced politicians despite criticism abroad well pis government remains one poland popular governments since collapse communism low unemployment generous public spending adherence traditional catholic values friday votes came day pis sacked prime minister beat szydlo replaced finance minister mates morawiecki loyalist jaroslaw kaczynski party leader poland paramount politician morawiecki told tram television friday priorities would economic development social cohesion fighting tax evasion improvement poland reputation abroad analysts said hangover spurred kaczynski desire quell infighting within cabinet put emphasis economic policy party faces three consecutive years elections a local ballot held next year parliamentary vote presidential election worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Polish parliament, defying EU, approves judiciary overhaulWARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers approved an overhaul of the judiciary on Friday, giving parliament de facto control over the selection of judges in defiance of the European Union. The legislation, if agreed by the Senate and President Andrzej Duda, will heighten tensions with the EU which has threatened legal action over proposed reform that it says will subvert the rule of law. The eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party, which holds a majority in parliament, argues the judiciary needs to be changed to repair a corrupt system and make courts more efficient. The EU says giving politicians a say in appointing judges will threaten the impartiality of the courts. Critics of the deeply conservative government see the proposed reforms as part of a broader shift toward authoritarianism by the deeply conservative government. The EU is also at loggerheads with the PiS over migration policy, logging in an ancient forest in Poland and the government s efforts to take control of other state institutions such as public media. A panel of constitutional law experts of the Council of Europe human rights body said on Friday the proposed reforms imperiled all parts of the judiciary and would  lead to a far reaching politicization of this body .     Under the legislation, heavily supported by PiS lawmakers, parliament would have a virtual free hand in choosing members of the National Judiciary Council (KRS), a powerful body that decides judicial appointments and promotions which was a right earlier reserved chiefly for the judges themselves. A second bill, also approved, envisages lowering the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges to 65 years from 70, which would force a significant part of them to leave.  We are moving forward with reforms of the justice system, and the Supreme Court reform is an element of this process,  said Pawel Mucha, an adviser to Duda. The KRS has repeatedly voiced its opposition to the plans. Spokesman Waldemar  urek said:  In my opinion, these changes will hurt the citizens because politicization of courts means that no citizen will be assured that a judge presiding over a case isn t being influenced by politicians.   Despite criticism abroad as well, the PiS government remains one of Poland s most popular governments since the 1989 collapse of communism, because of low unemployment, generous public spending and its adherence to traditional Catholic values. Friday s votes came a day after the PiS sacked its prime minister, Beata Szydlo, and replaced her with Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a loyalist of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the party leader and Poland s paramount politician. Morawiecki told Trwam television on Friday his priorities would be economic development, social cohesion, fighting tax evasion and an improvement of Poland s reputation abroad. Analysts said the changeover was spurred by Kaczynski s desire to quell infighting within the cabinet and put more emphasis on economic policy as the party faces three consecutive years of elections. A local ballot is held next year, a parliamentary vote in 2019 and a presidential election in 2020. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: polish parliament defying eu approves judiciary overhaulwarsaw reuters polish lawmakers approved overhaul judiciary friday giving parliament de facto control selection judges defiance european union the legislation agreed senate president andrew dude height tensions eu threatened legal action proposed reform says subvert rule law the eurosceptic law justice pis party holds majority parliament argues judiciary needs changed repair corrupt system make courts efficient the eu says giving politicians say appointing judges threaten impartiality courts critics deeply conservative government see proposed reforms part broader shift toward authoritarianism deeply conservative government the eu also loggerheads pis migration policy logging ancient forest poland government efforts take control state institutions public media a panel constitutional law experts council europe human rights body said friday proposed reforms imperiled parts judiciary would lead far reaching politicization body under legislation heavily supported pis lawmakers parliament would virtual free hand choosing members national judiciary council krs powerful body decides judicial appointments promotions right earlier reserved chiefly judges a second bill also approved envisaged lowering mandatory retirement age supreme court judges years would force significant part leave we moving forward reforms justice system supreme court reform element process said panel much adviser dude the krs repeatedly voiced opposition plans spokesman waldemar trek said in opinion changes hurt citizens politicization courts means citizen assured judge presiding case influenced politicians despite criticism abroad well pis government remains one poland popular governments since collapse communism low unemployment generous public spending adherence traditional catholic values friday votes came day pis sacked prime minister beat szydlo replaced finance minister mates morawiecki loyalist jaroslaw kaczynski party leader poland paramount politician morawiecki told tram television friday priorities would economic development social cohesion fighting tax evasion improvement poland reputation abroad analysts said hangover spurred kaczynski desire quell infighting within cabinet put emphasis economic policy party faces three consecutive years elections a local ballot held next year parliamentary vote presidential election worldnews