The issue has long been a source of tension between the two neighbours and allies.

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The issue has long been a source of tension between the two neighbours and allies.
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The protesters criticised the government for following EU green policies.
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Figures associated with Polish gaming giant CD Projekt have been the largest donors to the opposition Civic Platform (PO).
Media linked to the conservative ruling party have blamed an opposition politician for launching a “witch hunt” against the priest.
The EU and US had expressed concern that the body would be used to attack the opposition during the campaign.
The resolution was in response to a German politician’s criticism of the ruling party.
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One of the those charged is accused of customs fraud on goods valued at over 6.3 million zloty (€1.4 million).
A similar pact in 2019 helped the opposition win control of the chamber from the ruling PiS party.
“I would be ashamed to take part in this referendum. The questions are shocking, primitive, crude.”
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Kaczyński is relishing the battle with his old foe, but it is likely to help neither the ruling party nor opposition.
Adam Bodnar, who served as Poland’s human rights commissioner from 2015-21, will also stand for the Civic Coalition (KO).
The ruling party leader, who also serves as deputy prime minister, was speaking at a series of “military picnics” being organised by the defence ministry.
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The broadcasting regulator found that Radio Zet had undermined “the national interest” by suggesting that Ukraine and the US had lost trust in Poland.
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The ruling PiS party has now unveiled all four of its proposed referendum questions.
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Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow. He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications, including Foreign Policy, POLITICO Europe, The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
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Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland, mostly based in Kraków and Bielsko-Biała. He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions, cultural analysis and political commentary. He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland.
He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation.
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