European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to visit Warsaw on Thursday to endorse "the milestones" of the country's National Recovery Plan, or steps that Poland needs to take for the EU executive to unlock the funds, according to officials.
One contentious issue is a disciplinary chamber within Poland's Supreme Court, which the EU says is a politicised body that is designed to penalise judges who oppose the government's judicial changes.
The EU's top court has ruled that the chamber must be disbanded. Last October, it ordered Poland to pay a fine of EUR 1 million a day for maintaining the unit.
Earlier this year, Polish President Andrzej Duda and a junior partner in Poland’s governing coalition submitted two separate bills to reorganise the Supreme Court.
The EU's Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders in early May said the presidential proposal was "a positive step."
Lawmakers in Poland's lower house, the Sejm, last week approved the presidential bill.
Danuta Isler spoke to Jadwiga Emilewicz, a ruling party MP and former deputy prime minister, to find out how much is at stake.
Click on the audio player above to hear the interview.