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Gov't ally calls on president to veto EU-required reform

"The policy of concessions towards the European Union that has been pursued over recent years has always produced negative outcomes, has always led to an escalation of demands and an escalation of blackmail," Ziobro said at a press conference. Andrzej Lange/PAP

A small Eurosceptic ally in Poland's ruling United Right coalition has appealed to the country's president to veto a recently-passed reform that is meant to meet EU requirements for the release of billions of euros in post-pandemic recovery funding for Poland.

Ruling party official says no to Germany's EU veto scrapping idea

The secretary general of Poland's ruling party, the conservative Law and Justice (PiS), has spoken against Germany's proposal to abandon the veto rule in the EU so that single member states could not block major decisions.

Poland will not use veto threat to get EU recovery funds says FinMin

The Polish government has no plans at the moment to veto EU projects in order to pressure the European Commission into unlocking Poland’s access to billions of euros in EU pandemic-recovery funding, finance minister has said.

President vetoes amendment to Education Act

Poland's president has vetoed an amendment to an Education Act that critics claim could be used to ban from schools any organisation that fails to conform to the conservative values of the government.

US president appreciates Duda's veto of media bill

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said that President Joe Biden has appreciated the Polish president’s veto of a media law amendment, according to a press release of a National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson.

Polish president vetoes media law

Polish President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a new media law that would curb the operation of US-owned television station TVN.

Half of Poles say president should veto new media law

Just over 50 percent of Poles believe the Polish president should veto an amendment to a new media law that critics say targets the leading television group TVN, according to a new survey.

President to consider constitutional obligations over media bill - press

Poland's president has said in an interview with the Polska Times newspaper that he will consider his constitutional obligations when deciding whether to sign a media reform bill.

President to veto new media law, aide says

President Andrzej Duda has made it clear that he is ready to veto the new radio and television law in its current form over its potential negative impact on economic freedom and freedom of speech, Duda's chief aide has said.

US Senators appeal to Polish president to veto property restitution bill

A group of US senators have written to President Andrzej Duda urging him to withdraw from or veto a proposed amendment to a Polish law that will limit the ability of claimants to seek restitution for property they lost during and after the WWII.

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