EU's Juncker, Polish PM hold long talk amid focus on rights, media

The European Commission president and Polish prime minister held a lengthy phone conversation on Tuesday evening ahead of an EU executive meeting that will examine concerns about the rule of law in Poland under its new government, EU officials said. In an indication that Warsaw is stepping up contacts with Brussels, which has raised concerns about appointments to Poland's constitutional court and its new media law, Jean-Claude Juncker spoke with premier Beata Szydlo for 45 minutes. Critics accus