Poland waters down powers of committee investigating 'Russian influence'

2023-06-17 05:23

The committee will no longer be able to ban people from public office, following EU and US criticism.

Poland has watered down plans for a commission with the power to bar people from public office for links to Russia.

Approved by Poland's parliament in May, the commission will probe alleged Russian interference between 2007 and 2022.

But it was criticised by the EU and US, who feared its...