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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Polish PM wants to change constitution for euro entry

Poland's ruling Civic Platform (PO) wants to change the constitution as soon as possible to prepare the legal framework for euro adoption, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday.
However, initial reaction from the main opposition party, the eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) whose support Tusk needs to amend the charter, suggested that change was unlikely before a parliamentary election due next year.
Tusk also unveiled plans both to reduce the president's powers to veto laws and to slash the number of deputies and senators as part of a wider reform of the constitution.
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