Poland sees big state role in economy, more court reforms

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki delivers a speech during a session of parliament in Warsaw, Poland November 19, 2019. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister set out plans on Tuesday to strengthen the state's role in the economy and deepen an overhaul of the justice system that has put Warsaw on a collision course with its European Union partners.

Mateusz Morawiecki said the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party would continue increasing welfare spending and the share of Polish capital in domestic companies, underlining its break with the free-market reforms of liberal governments before it.