Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
The government says the measures are vital to protect Poles from fraud and for national security.
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Karol Nawrocki argued that Silesian is a dialect, not a language, and said he opposed “creating artificial divisions in our national community”.
Nawrocki accused the government of trying to take the “easy route” of “reaching into Poles’ pockets”.
Parliament will vote on Wednesday on whether to overturn Nawrocki’s veto.
The last time a veto was overturned by parliament was in 2009 under President Lech Kaczyński.
Karol Nawrocki also warned that it allows “pressure from third parties” on how voters cast their ballot.
The park would “block the economic development of the region” and threaten Poland’s security, argues Karol Nawrocki.
In Poland’s most recent national census, only ten people recorded themselves as speaking Wymysorys at home.
“If there won’t be [child benefits], homes will be burned,” said the man in a video posted on social media.
Nawrocki has vetoed as many bills in his first month as his predecessor did in the almost 20 months he cohabited with the government.
Both bills were intended to bring Poland in line with EU regulations.
The bill would also criminalise propagating the ideology of historical Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera.
President Karol Nawrocki criticised the government’s decision to put the two issues in one bill as “blackmail”.