Jaroslaw Gowin, head of the Porozumienie party, a junior member of the coalition, was dismissed for

party leader Jaroslaw Gowin had said he viewed the legislation as an attack on media diversity....

Morawiecki kicked the head of the Agreement party, Jaroslaw Gowin, a deputy prime minister, out of the

WARSAW( Reuters)-Poland's prime minister on Tuesday requested the dismissal of the head of a junior coalition partner from government, a spokesman said, leaving the future of the administration uncertain as the alliance that has ruled since 2015 fell apart. The United Right coalition has been wracked with tensions over the past year, but junior coalition partner Accord's criticisms of tax reforms contained in the government's flagship Polish Deal economic programme looked to have brought matters

WARSAW( BLOOMBERG)-Poland risks undermining relations with the US and further antagonising the European Union after the ruling party pushed through a controversial media law in 24 hours of political drama. Parliament's lower chamber voted 228 to 216 late on Wednesday( Aug 11) to approve the legislation.... It's ostensibly to protect broadcasters from takeovers, though targets Discovery, the American owner of Poland's largest private television network.... The Bill now goes to the Senate. The m

It cites the risk of media being controlled by hostile powers like Russia and China. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday the law isn't directed against anyone but seeks to protect Polish society.... It was in 18th place in 2015, the year Law and Justice took power. TVN24 is the leading source of independent broadcast news for many Poles.... Lately it has been seeking greater control over private media, with the state oil company buying a large private media group last year. TVN repr

All this comes after two days of political upheaval that has seen the disintegration of the governing coalition. The Law and Justice( PiS) party struggled to secure a majority to back the media ownership bill, which has major implications for the country's largest remaining independent TV station.... Some opposition lawmakers rejoiced and said there was still hope to preserve media independence. But amid a chaotic and emotional session, the parliament's speaker Elzbieta Witek decided to repeat

Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “ The CPS has authorised charges against Ali Harbi Ali for the murder of MP Sir David Amess on Friday 15 October 2021.... " We will submit to the court that this murder has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations.“ He has also been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts.... Police were seen searching his Kentish Town home in North London after his arrest, with C

ANTI-TERROR cops were last night searching the home of Sir David Amess' murder suspect on a celeb street where homes sell for ￡2million.... Officers were pictured guarding the council flat where suspect Ali Harbi Ali lives in North London after the MP, 69, was stabbed to death on Friday.... A statement added:" One of these searches has concluded and the others are ongoing....