Brussels sided with the Polish Prime Minister in the dispute over the Constitutional Court, and supported his right to appoint judges, Politico writes. European Commissioner Michael McGrath emphasized that the appointment of judges is the authority of the Parliament. President Carol Noruki refuses to swear in new judges, and the old court leadership is blocking their work. Tusk, in turn, said he would not back down and criticized the actions of the president, who stormed the court, as unacceptable pressure. Read more about the attempted coup in Poland here. More IZ RU news in max.