EU chief, aid for Poland frozen over rule-of-law unblocked

(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, FEB 23 - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday said Brussels would unblock 137 billion euros aid for Poland frozen over a rule of law row with Warsaw. Von der Leyen said the formal decision would be taken next week. Poland's former Law and Justice party administration had a fraught relationship with the bloc and saw tens of billions of euros of Covid recovery funds frozen over accusations it undermined the independence of judges. (ANSA-AFP).