WARSAW — Years of bitter battles between Poland and the EU over allegations that the nation’s nationalist authorities hobbled the independence of its courts — which is holding up billions in EU funds — come to a head this week. The Polish parliament is because of take a closing vote …

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. WARSAW — Poland’s parliament on Wednesday approved the first stage of a bill aimed at rolling back some judicial reforms to unblock billions in EU cash — but the government still has a mountain to climb before the legislation …