With U.S. and EU pressure piling up on Poland, Warsaw has since offered some concessions. The deepening dispute has tarnished Poland's reputation in the EU and has also bitterly divided the country of 38 million. But PiS' own faction within the European Parliament and some other Polish lawmakers defended the government. "The EU is going through the greatest crisis ... Brexit, a possible exit of other countries, lack of democratic standards, migration crisis. And now you are orchestrating a debate on Poland," said Ryszard Legutko, a PiS MEP.

Source: The Star September 13, 2016 16:18 UTC