Poland included in Freedom House's watchlist

In the lastest edition of the Freedom in the World Report 2016 issued by Freedom House, Poland has been included in a "countries to watch" list as the only EU country. "The initial actions of the Law and Justice government in 2015, including attempts to stack key institutions with partisan loyalists, raise serious concerns about Poland’s trajectory," Freedom House said in a report. In this year's edition, Poland recorded the best scores in all three categories: civil liberties, political rights and a freedom rating. In a ranking of the freedom of the press, also provided by the think tank, Poland scored 93 points of a possible 100, which means that the press in Poland is free.