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Polish parliament calls on Russia to release Navalny

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The Sejm (lower house) on Thursday passed a resolution calling on the Russian Federation authorities to cease repressions against Alexei Navalny and his associates and to release those detained.

Polish parliament passes 2021 budget law

Poland’s lower house of parliament has passed the 2021 budget that comes with a EUR 18.5 billion deficit owing to government pouring money into an economy hit hard by coronavirus pandemic.

Poland's governing party short of ruling majority - poll

Law and Justice, Poland's ruling conservative party, would stand little chance of forming an independent government if the elections were held right now, according to a survey run for two media outlets.

Finance committee passes 2021 budget draft

The Sejm (lower house) Public Finance Committee on Friday passed Poland's draft budget for 2021.

Poland's lower house calls for return to talks on EU budget

The Sejm (lower house) on Thursday passed a resolution calling for a return to negotiations and the reaching of an agreement on the next EU budget.

Poland's lower house rejects opposition's draft resolutions on EU budget

The Sejm (lower house), dominated by ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) MPs on Thursday rejected all three draft resolutions filed by opposition parties which called on the PM to reach agreement on the European Union budget and the Recovery Fund.

Polish parliament to debate coronavirus aid

The Polish Sejm, the lower house of parliament, convened for a three-day session on Wednesday, after a three-week break, to debate a government relief package for the sectors affected by the coronavirus epidemic.

Law and Justice majority under threat after MP rebels

The majority enjoyed by Poland’s governing party in the country’s lower house of parliament is under threat after one of its MPs announced he was leaving the party and that others might follow him.

Sejm session delayed by two weeks due to epidemic concerns

Law and Justice, Poland's governing party, has prompted a two-day sitting of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, due to start on Wednesday, to be postponed to November 18-19 owing to the coronavirus epidemic.

Abortion law protesters marching towards Sejm building in Warsaw

At 6 p.m. on Monday evening, Warsaw protesters against a constitutional court ruling which introduced a near total ban on abortion in Poland, began a march from the de Gaulle Roundabout, where they had been blocking traffic, to the seat of the Sejm (lower house).

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Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

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