The sale, which gave the Saudis partial control over one of Poland’s two oil refineries, “resulted in significant security risks”.
Politics
Polish government criticised for refusal to reveal legal opinions on public media takeover
The culture ministry says it did not save copies of the opinions so cannot provide them.
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