22/06/2026 | 17:32:50 Mister Chairman, Dear colleagues, 50 years ago in Radom, Poland's road to freedom began. On 25 June 1976, the people of Radom protested against drastic increases in food prices and stood up to the Communist authorities. For their courage, they paid a high price. They were brutally beaten, imprisoned, dismissed from their jobs and and sentenced to many years in prison. The events of June 1976 in Radom initiated changes that later led to the rise of Solidarity, the fall of communism in Poland... 02/10/2024 | 16:24:25 Mister President, It is worth mentioning that the acts of which Mr Marcin ROMANOWSKI is accused had been committed much before he became a member of the delegation to the Assembly of the Council of Europe and are in no way related to his activities in the Council of Europe. Even more so, waiving his immunity is a purely technical act with no political background whatsoever. As shown by the investigation conducted by the Polish prosecutor's office, Mr Marcin ROMANOWSKI allegedly committed as...