Bloomberg Poland’s plan to access frozen EU aid hit a snag after hardliners in the ruling coalition rejected a deal to roll back judicial changes and the president set conditions for his ratification of legislation. The proposal negotiated by the government with the European Commission would undo many contested judicial changes the government has introduced during its seven-year rule. ...

Bloomberg Japan will describe China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge” in a new national security policy set to be approved as early this week, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg. The new strategy, expected to get the green light from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet, amounts to an unprecedented overhaul of the country’s security and defense policy. The revisions ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s electoral court is investigating outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, his running mate and some allies for allegedly casting doubt on the result of the October election and abusing their power during the campaign. Justice Benedito Gonçalves, general inspector of the court, opened the investigation to analyse allegations presented by the coalition of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The ...