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