The court says that the education ministry should have first reached an agreement with the Catholic church on the changes.
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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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