Hello Irlandia Weekly News 23rd December 2021

Poland’s main news stories over the past week have included:

• the Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine present a united front in the face of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine

• Sejm passes the so-called ‘Lex TVN’ tightening foreign media ownership rules leading to strong opposition protests

• Energy Regulatory Office approves steep increases in Polish electricity and gas bills in 2022, and

• Prime Minister Morawiecki officially opens Poland’s longest road tunnel forming part of Warszawa’s southern ring road.