Parliament voted almost unanimously to pass the measure, with the only opposition coming from the left.
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Poland and Ukraine sign cooperation agreement
The deal will see Warsaw support Kyiv in its EU membership negotiations and Ukraine help Poland develop infrastructure for protecting civilians.
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Polish city calls for end to municipal funding of Catholic catechism classes in schools
Wrocław, Poland’s third-largest city, spends millions of zloty a year on religion classes even though now only a minority of pupils attend them.
Kaczyński suggests Germany and Russia behind opposition parties now set to take power
“We are dealing with external forces that use formations that operate in Poland and present themselves as Polish.”
Polish justice minister wants constitutional court to block EU ban on petrol and diesel cars
“The EU together with the new government that is being formed wants to deprive Poles of the right to decide what cars they drive.”
Tusk to visit Brussels on mission to unlock Poland’s frozen EU funds
During the election campaign, Tusk pledged to “go and unlock the [frozen EU] money the day after victory”.
President to talk with all political groups next week over forming new Polish government
After elections, the president names a prime minister, who then has the first shot at forming a government.
Record number of female MPs in Poland’s parliament after elections
The number of female senators, however, has fallen from 24 to 17.
Presidential aide hints at Polish ruling party being given first chance to form new government
Sunday’s elections left the ruling party with no obvious way of forming the parliamentary majority needed to govern.
“We made propaganda worse than under communism,” admits Polish state TV star after election failure
Marcin Wolski says that a “Stalinist logic” dominated at TVP.
German minority out of Polish parliament for the first time in 32 years
It is “the end of an era”, says the German minority’s outgoing MP.
Opposition “ready to govern”, says Tusk, urging president to quickly name new PM
There remains uncertainty over whether the president will give the ruling party or opposition the first opportunity to form a government.
Use of state resources by ruling party made elections “uneven”, find international observers
The ruling party “enjoyed a clear advantage through its undue influence over the use of state resources and the public media”.
Anger as overseas polling staff “imprisoned” for hours awaiting confirmation from Warsaw
Under electoral rules, the committee must remain at the polling station until the results are accepted
