The Sejm (lower house) on Thursday night adopted amendments to Polish animal protection laws, including a ban on fur breeding and restrictions on ritual slaughter.
A civic movement "Poland 2050," set up by the supporters of Szymon Holownia, an independent candidate who garnered nearly 14 pct in the first round of Poland's presidential vote on June 28, inaugurated its work in parliament on Wednesday.
Polish Sejm (lower house) Speaker Elzbieta Witek said on Tuesday that the Constitution allows the presidential election to be held on Saturday, May 23. This is the latest possible date of this election envisaged by the Constitution, she added.
A parliamentary team for the defence of the rule of law on Tuesday debated the Polish government-authored judicial law amendments. Present at the nearly four-hour debate were among others Supreme Court head Malgorzata Gersdorf and invited foreign guests.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki handed in his cabinet's resignation as the newly-elected parliament started its four-year term of office on Tuesday.
The Sejm (lower house of parliament) on Tuesday started its inaugural meeting following the October 13 general election won by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
A child chess prodigy who studied criminology and forensic sciences at the University of Toronto, stunning Ania Krosińska says “I am proud of my Polish origin and cultivate Polish traditions.”
President Andrzej Duda has signed a decision to schedule elections to the Sejm (lower house) and the Senate for October 13, the president's spokesman Blazej Spychalski said on Tuesday., adding that the president's decision was sent to the Prime Minister's Office.
Disputes are a natural thing but they must be held within limits set by a sense of responsibility for our community, President Andrzej Duda on Friday told a National Assembly sitting called in connection with this year's Polish independence centenary.
"We, Poles, did not receive our parliamentarism as a gift, nor did anyone impose it on us, it is our own achievement," President Andrzej Duda said in a Friday's address to the National Assembly on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of the Polish parliament.
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