The march, at which many anti-government banners were visible, was supported by the opposition and president.
The march, at which many anti-government banners were visible, was supported by the opposition and president.
Poland is the first of 19 member states to sign a SAFE agreement and the largest recipient of funds under the programme.
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The initiative is unlikely to succeed, given that it requires approval from the Senate, where the government has a majority.
Patryk Strzałkowski
The opposition has called for Poland to unilaterally withdraw from the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Aleks Szczerbiak
The president’s veto has crystallised deep divides and turbocharged the government’s “Polexit” narrative.
Karol Nawrocki argued that the SAFE programme would indebt Poles for decades and threaten national sovereignty.
The opposition, with which President Nawrocki is aligned, has urged him to veto the bill.
The ruling now brings the long-running case to a close.
Among supporters of the right-wing opposition, there is an even split between those in favour and opposed to Polexit.
It also calls for the US to support parties that “seek sovereignty and preservation/restoration of traditional European ways of life”.
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union warns that it threatens member states’ rights to decide their own family laws.
The resolution, adopted by two Supreme Court chambers, deepens Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.
“I said that there would be no relocation of migrants in Poland, and there won’t be,” declared PM Donald Tusk.
Olivier Sorgho
Karol Nawrocki is united with the government on defence spending, but they may clash over Ukraine and the EU.