Poland’s new right-wing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sacked his defence and foreign ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, as he seeks to mend strained ties with the country’s EU partners. Controversial defence minister Antoni Macierewicz and foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost their jobs along with environment minister Jan Szyszko, among others, in an announcement at an official ceremony held at the presidential palace in Warsaw. Interior minister Mariusz Blaszczak took over the defence portfolio, while Jacek Czaputowicz, a deputy foreign minister, will serve as foreign minister. The ministers of health and digitisation have also been replaced. Just hours after the announcement, a defiant Polish president went ahead and signed the reforms into law and accused the bloc of “lying” about the reforms.

Source: Punch January 09, 2018 11:48 UTC