EU move against Polish reforms stirs up parliamentary election race

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The move is an escalation in a seven-year stand-off between the EU and the Polish government, lead by the national conservative Law and Justice party.

Those tensions were visible like never before last week when PiS passed a legal reform bill in the Sejm, the lower house of parliament. Meanwhile, backbench PiS MPs are returning to face their voters with grim news that the government’s promised “Polish Deal” – largely funded by EU money – is now struggling. Warsaw has promised to fill the financing shortfall, but it may have to break some promises in an election year to invest in local transport and digital infrastructure, schools and renewable energy.

 

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