Jarosław Kaczyński

Calls grow for EU farm chief to quit as protests spread – POLITICO

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Calls grow for EU farm chief to quit as protests spread – POLITICO

Kaczyński spoke to Wojciechowski on Friday afternoon and asked him to resign, people in the European Commission told POLITICO, adding that Wojciechowski was “seriously considering” doing so. Farmers in Poland blockaded roads and major border crossings with Ukraine on Friday at the start of a month-long series of protests across the country. The farmers demand … Read more

Poland’s Duda pledges to pardon jailed MPs – POLITICO

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Poland’s Duda pledges to pardon jailed MPs – POLITICO

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that he would pardon two members of parliament facing two years in prison for abuse of power — a significant retreat on his earlier position that a pardon he issued in 2015 was enough to spare them from jail. He said he made the decision after meeting with the … Read more