Polish parliament passes watered down Russian influence bill
The Polish parliament passed a watered down version of a law on undue Russian influence on Friday, backpedaling on a bill the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party approved last month. After the law drew criticism from lawyers, the United States and the European Commission for effectively banning individuals from holding public office without judicial review, President Andrzej Duda proposed amendments to quell the concerns. His proposals, which were passed by parliament on Friday, included provisions banning members of parliament from becoming members of the commission and removing the provisio...