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Parliament rejects Senate objection to extending local gov't office term

In a vote on Friday, 228 MPs supported the rejection of the upper house's resolution, 218 were against and five abstained. Mateusz Marek/PAP

The Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament, has voted against the Senate's resolution to scrap the entire bill extending the term of office of local governments by several months to avoid an election clash next autumn.

Senate website suffers hacker attack after Russia resolution

The Polish Senate's website came under multi-directional hacker attack on Thursday morning, including from the Russian Federation, a day after the Senate branded Russia a terrorist regime.

Senate adopts resolution branding Russia a terrorist regime

Poland's Senate adopted a resolution on Wednesday declaring the Russian Federation a terrorist regime and calling on the international community to support the International Criminal Court in investigating people responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.

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.

Head of Ukraine's Supreme Council thanks Poland and Poles

The chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine has expressed his gratitude to Poland and the Polish people for "everything they have been doing for Ukraine."

Justice minister hopes lower house will amend Penal Code

The Polish justice minister has sharply criticised the upper house of parliament's rejection of an amendment to the Penal Code envisaging harsher penalties for the most serious crimes.

Polish sanctions law enabled freezing of EUR 2.7 bln in assets

Poland has managed to freeze PLN 13 billion (EUR 2.73 billion) in assets related to the Russian and Belarusian regimes, a deputy interior minister told the Senate on Wednesday.

Lower house rejects key Senate amendments to Supreme Court law

Poland's lower house of parliament has rejected most of the Senate-authored amendments to the law on the Supreme Court liquidating a judicial Disciplinary Chamber in line with a ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU).

Senate unanimously passes national defence bill

Poland's Senate on Thursday unanimously passed the Homeland Defence Bill, with no amendments, passing it on to the president for signing.

Senate passes special bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees

The Senate, the upper house of the Polish parliament, on Friday night unanimously adopted an amended bill on assistance to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

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