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Sejm postpones sitting, media vote

Poland's Sejm (lower house) on Wednesday afternoon postponed a sitting which was to vote on a controversial media bill.

Lower house discusses contested media reform bill

Poland's Sejm (lower house) on Wednesday decided to progress on to the second reading of an amendment to the Broadcasting Act that would introduce a ban on non-European ownership of domestic media.

Opposition leader joins protest against new media law

Poland's opposition leader Donald Tusk joined a protest in the defence of free mass media and against a new media law in front of the Sejm (lower house) in Warsaw on Tuesday.

US Congressmen warn Poland over changes to media law

Members of the US House of Representatives from both parties on Friday, in a joint statement, called on the Polish authorities to guarantee free and independent media and US investment in Poland.

Junior ruling party to oppose media law changes without own amendment

Agreement, a junior member of Poland's ruling United Right coalition, has said it will not vote for a controversial amendment to the media law unless its own provisions are included in the bill.

PM defends controversial draft media law

The Polish prime minister has defended a draft amendment to a media law that critics say targets TVN24, a US-owned television news channel that has been highly critical of the government.

TVN will not give in to efforts to limit media freedom – management board

The management board of TVN, a private television station in Poland, reacted on Thursday to a draft amendment to a media law that was presented by ruling party MPs by saying it was "trying to silence us."

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