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Polish far-right government backtracks and repeals an extremely stupid and counter-productive law.Too late to undo the damage, unfortunately. ft.com/content/635dfb…
Here's why it was both ridiculous and unenforceable washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…
Parts of the law that touched on Ukraine seem to have been pushed by tiny faction of pro-Russian MPs ; if so, then first time anything like that has happened in post-89 Poland
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Missed this: Renowned curator, respected art historian and the brains behind a series of popular exhibitions was fired from the Polish National Museum before Christmas. Reason? He is more talented than the new director, a political appointee.... warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,544…
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Significant victory for the European Union, and for European values. The Polish government has been forced to obey Poland's constitution nyti.ms/2Goyqek
Important to note that the majority of Poles supported the EU on this issue too
Also important to note that there is a lot more damage to undo
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