EU's Timmermans in Poland over rule of law row European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans is in Poland to meet Prime Minister Beata Szydlo the day after a loose deadline for Warsaw to make "significant progress" on rolling back legislation that has paralysed the constitutional court or face unspecified EU action. The EU has been in discussions with Poland's rightwing government to try to reverse an overhaul of the top Polish court that critics say endanger its independence. IMAGES