Polish President Karol Nawrocki seeks referendum on EU climate policy
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
Polish President Karol Nawrocki seeks referendum on EU climate policy
11 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
In a Thursday social media video, Nawrocki said he would ask the upper house of parliament to organise a nationwide vote.
He wants Poles asked whether they support implementing EU climate rules that he says have raised living costs, energy prices and expenses for businesses and farmers.
The move is likely to deepen tensions with Poland’s pro-EU government and with Brussels over the bloc’s climate agenda.
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