The court says that the education ministry should have first reached an agreement with the Catholic church on the changes.
Education
Poland gave 17.5bn zloty in public funds to religious organisations in 2021-23, finds state auditor
Almost all of the money, around 95%, went to recipients associated with the Catholic church.
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Polish government approves tough new migration and asylum rules to “take back control” of borders
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