President Karol Nawrocki signed the bill into law after it received near-unanimous support in parliament.
President Karol Nawrocki signed the bill into law after it received near-unanimous support in parliament.
The move blocks a revenue stream meant to offset the cost of measures taken to curb rising fuel prices amid the war in Iran.
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They appealed for Poles and Ukrainians “not [to] remain enslaved by their sad memories of the past”.
Karol Nawrocki instead called for efforts to “promote the idea that family is the most important thing”.
Daniel Tilles
A long-simmering dispute has finally boiled over, and will have serious consequences.
The Polish prime minister said that he is now trying to “minimise the losses” caused by the diplomatic spat.
Ukraine’s foreign minister called it “reckless” and a “strategic mistake” that would “only benefit Moscow”.
“Poland is today an indispensable country for building the new European architecture,” said Bardella.
In just 10 months since taking office, Nawrocki has overtaken the 35 vetoes issued by Aleksander Kwaśniewski in his 10 years as president.
There was “absolutely no anti-Polish intent”, says Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.
The bill would allow same-sex partners to sign a contract granting them some of the rights available to married couples.
“Unfortunately, President Zelensky has shown that Ukraine is not ready to be part of the European family,” said President Nawrocki.
His choice of Zbigniew Kapiński has drawn criticism from both the government and the opposition.
The opposition have criticised the government for failing to clamp down on the fake calls.