The decisions mean that, by the end of December, neither country will have any consulates operating in the other.
The decisions mean that, by the end of December, neither country will have any consulates operating in the other.
It is also one of the bloc’s best performers when it comes to financial innovation.
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Commentators in Poland and abroad argued that eastern NATO states should have been invited.
The interior minister has accused Kaczyński of seeking to “spread fear”.
Most members of the ruling coalition support the measure but may not be able to secure a parliamentary majority.
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Poland is already a country of mass immigration, but politicians have been reluctant to acknowledge it.
Four left-wing governnment ministers voiced their dissent to the plans.
But the interior minister believes the event will eventually still go ahead.
Meanwhile, a group of almost 50 NGOs, including Amnesty International, has called on the prime minister not to go ahead with the plans.
“I will demand recognition of this decision in Europe,” declared Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Warsaw wants the restitution of 73 historical documents, including the 1422 Treaty of Melno, currently held at an archive in Berlin.
Polish law currently does not allow for a tourist tax.
But half of people still want religion classes to take place in public schools.
Over 6,000 asylum seekers are receiving social assistance in Poland, up from an average of 3,900 last year.