The initiative is unlikely to succeed, given that it requires approval from the Senate, where the government has a majority.
The initiative is unlikely to succeed, given that it requires approval from the Senate, where the government has a majority.
The decision was welcomed Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said it must immediately be enforced.
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The government says the measures are vital to protect Poles from fraud and for national security.
“Allied relations cannot consist of someone constantly saying yes to everything.”
The issue put the government at odds with opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki, a Trump ally.
Nawrocki also wants to address the alleged “eastern contacts” of the speaker of parliament.
“To this day, the German state has not paid Poland reparations for the evils of WWII,” declared Karol Nawrocki.
“We must be on the best possible terms with the United States,” said Kaczyński.
As well as signing it, he also sent the budget to the Constitutional Tribunal for assessment.
The US president has invited dozens of world leaders to join the body, including Vladimir Putin.
“I feel responsible for all citizens of Poland, regardless of where they pray or the national minority they come from,” declared Karol Nawrocki.
Karol Nawrocki also declared that he shared Trump’s concerns about the direction in which the EU is heading.
Karol Nawrocki has become Poland’s first president to attend the annual pilgrimage to the country’s holiest Catholic shrine.
A previous such bill was vetoed by former President Andrzej Duda in 2024, and Karol Nawrocki may now do the same.