The President signed the Act on Civil Protection and Civil Defense. An application for a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was submitted to the court against PiS MP Marcin Romanowski. The Speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, will talk with the Prime Minister and the President about the draft bill, which he said will “save democracy”. Here are five things to know on Thursday, December 19.
1. The President signed the Act on Civil Protection and Civil Defense
President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on Civil Protection and Civil Defense, she said on social media Chancellery of the President.
The act assumes, among other things, the creation of a civil protection system which, in the event of war, can be transformed into civil defense. The government will allocate no less than 0.3% annually to implement new solutions. GDP.
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2. Application for a European Arrest Warrant for Romanowski
The National Prosecutor's Office has information proving that PiS MP Marcin Romanowski crossed the border and is staying in one of the European Union countries – said Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for the National Prosecutor's Office.
An application for a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was submitted to the court against him. Investigators also asked the national Interpol office to issue a red notice in the case of the former deputy minister of justice.
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Marcin RomanowskiPaweł Supernak/PAP
3. Hołownia with a “rescue initiative”
Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia announced that in the coming days he will talk with the Prime Minister and the President about the draft bill, which, in his opinion, will “save democracy.”
According to the law, all judges of the Supreme Court, except judges from the Chamber of Extraordinary Control, would decide on the validity of the election of the president.
4. Charges against Helenka's parents
The parents of 3.5-year-old Helenka, who is in a serious condition in a hospital in Zielona Góra, were charged by prosecutors with causing a really life-threatening disease in the form of multi-organ failure through inappropriate nutrition.
In the opinion of the investigators, the parents' actions bore the hallmarks of a crime of abuse against the girl. According to the expert, the child “was ravaged by malnutrition.” However, the prosecutor's office claims that the family's refrigerator was full.
5. Pentagon warns against China
China has 600 nuclear warheads and is working on new intercontinental missiles, according to the report Pentagon. The number of nuclear warheads has increased by 100 since last year.
The document also draws attention to corruption in the army and growing cooperation China With Russia and the possibility of invasion Taiwan.
Main photo source: PAP/Radek Pietruszka