Polish President to Veto Media Bill, Blocking Teacher Raises
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Polish President Andrzej Duda plans to veto a spending bill that includes funding for public media and raises for teachers. This deals a blow to new PM Donald Tusk's government.
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The bill includes $762 million for public media. Tusk's government recently fired heads of state media outlets to try to make them editorially independent.
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Duda condemned the firings, saying they violated the constitution and principles of rule of law. He said public media needs to be reformed "reliably and legally".
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Tusk responded by tweeting that Duda's veto would block raises for teachers, saying "Shame on you."
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It's unclear how Tusk will overcome the veto. His coalition lacks the parliamentary majority needed to override a presidential veto.