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President Andrzej Duda’s move came amid worries that the law would put relations with Washington under pressure (Photo: Kancelaria Prezydenta/flickr)

Poland's Duda vetoes media bill after US criticism

Poland's president, on Monday (27 December), vetoed a media bill that critics said was aimed at silencing a US-owned news channel that was critical of the government.

President Andrzej Duda's move came amid worries that the law would put relations with Washington under pressure at a time when Russia's threat of a new war against Ukraine had increased tensions across central and eastern Europe.

The TVN24 news channel, the country's biggest independent network, is owned by US compa...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

President Andrzej Duda’s move came amid worries that the law would put relations with Washington under pressure (Photo: Kancelaria Prezydenta/flickr)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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