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Parliament

Deadline announced for submission of candidates to Russian influence panel

The deadline for parties to nominate their candidate to the Russian influence commission, as set by the speaker of the the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, is 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29.

Parliament should pass annex to Russia influence law says presidential aid

Parliament should pass an amendment tabled by the president to a law establishing a commission to investigate alleged Russian influence on Polish politics before the committee is set up, a senior presidential advisor has said.

Poland 2050 and Polish People's Party to jointly run for parliament

Poland 2050 and the agrarian Polish People's Party (PSL) have decided to jointly run for parliament in the forthcoming election in the autumn, Poland 2050 leader has announced.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Parliament passes bill on freezing natural gas prices in 2023

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has adopted a bill freezing natural gas tariffs in 2023 for all households and sensitive recipients at 2022 levels.

Election Guard recruitment underway reports ruling party

Recruitment is underway to staff a planned Election Guard that will oversee next year's parliamentary elections, ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) announced on Monday.

Support for the work of the Sejm at one of lowest levels this year says poll

Satisfaction with the work of the Sejm, the Polish parliament’s lower house, has a fallen to one of its lowest levels this year, a new poll has found.

Ruling party MPs seek parliament support for German reparations claim

MPs from Law and Justice, the dominant party in Poland’s ruling coalition, have presented a draft resolution on war reparations in the Polish parliament.

Parliament passes bill introducing non-coal heating support package

The Sejm, lower house of parliament, has approved a bill envisaging one-off subsidies for households relying on non-coal fuels for heating.

Ukrainian parliament passes bill on special status of Poles

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed a bill on Thursday giving Poles in the country a special status including legal and social guarantees, the parliament has announced on its website.

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Science

Scientist’s extraordinary photograph of ‘nuclear magnetic resonance tubes’ wins top competition

Founded by Chemistry Europe, a European association representing over 75,000 chemists, the magazine challenged the public to submit images that demonstrated their passion for chemistry.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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