It says the €44bn will still reach Poland, but will be harder to spend without the vetoed law.
Daniel Tilles
President vetoes bill on Poland receiving €44bn in EU defence loans
Karol Nawrocki argued that the SAFE programme would indebt Poles for decades and threaten national sovereignty.
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