The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump took place in the United States. The leaders of the European Union countries have reached an agreement on filling key EU positions. The Sejm committee decided on the immunity of Michał Woś, and we learned the content of the motion to waive the immunity of Mariusz Błaszczak. Here are seven things to know on Friday, June 28.
1. Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first debate before autumn elections Presidential. The current and former White House hosts answered questions on topics including the economy, abortion and international affairs, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Trump said Putin's conditions for ending the war were unacceptable and said he would end the conflict before taking office. – If Russia will not be stopped, let's think what will happen to Poland, to Belarus, to… NATO countries – Biden said in turn.
2. Agreement on key EU positions
Leaders European Union countries reached an agreement on filling key EU positions. Ursula von der Leyen will remain President of the European Commission, Antonio Costa will become President of the European Council, and Kaja Kallas will become the head of EU diplomacy.
3. Decision of the parliamentary committee regarding Woś's immunity
The Sejm Committee on Rules, Deputies' Affairs and Immunities supported the lifting of immunity. PiS MP Michał Woś. – The prosecutor's office did not show any signs of a prohibited act or any actions aimed at gaining benefits by me. Therefore, I would provide funding for the CBA once again so that criminals could be prosecuted by the Polish state – said the former deputy minister of justice in the Sejm on Thursday.
4. Content of the request to waive Mariusz Błaszczak's immunity
To the content of the justification for the request to waive immunity To Mariusz Błaszczak TVN24 reporter Agata Adamek reached it. It accuses Błaszczak of feeling humiliated as a result of his actions and of losing trust in him. The justification for the motion also mentions – as indicated by the journalist – that the former head of the Ministry of National Defense, through his associate, “demanded that the general make such a statement, which, in the general's opinion, violated state secrets.”
5. We are to learn the details of the project on civil partnerships
The government coalition continues to discuss the project regarding partnerships. On Thursday, the Minister for Equality Katarzyna Kotula met with the Speaker of the Sejm on this matter Szymon Hołownia. She said that there is a chance of reaching an agreement. She said that it will be a government project and that the details will be presented on Friday. She admitted that the bill may eliminate the provision on the adoption of children, which PSL does not agree to.
Kotula after talks with Hołownia on the draft law on civil partnershipsTVN24
6. Train crash
An accident occurred near the town of Nove Zamky in southern Slovakia on Thursday collision between a train and a bus. Slovak services reported that six people were killed and several injured.
7. Tusk will meet Zelensky in Warsaw
Prime Minister Donald Tuskwho met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels on Thursday, announced that he arranged a conversation with him in Warsaw before the July NATO summitThe summit is scheduled for July 9-11.
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