Poland president again vetoes EU digital content bill
The move leaves Donald Tusk's coalition short of votes to overturn it, delaying a fast-track system to block illegal content.
Poland President Karol Nawrocki on Friday again vetoed a bill adopting key provisions of the European Union's Digital Services Act, extending the clash with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government. The bill would have given regulators the power to order the removal or blocking of illegal content online, including criminal threats and incitement to violence. Nawrocki said those powers were too broad for state officials and that criminal judgments over content should be made by an independent court. He had also rejected the bill in January. Under Poland's constitutional rules, a presidential veto can be overturned only with support from three-fifths of members of the Sejm. Tusk's coalition does not have enough votes, so the government may have to seek opposition backing or rewrite the bill.