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Poland's largest opposition Law and Justice party (Pis) won the parliamentary elections, which were held in the country on Sunday.

According to exit polls, the conservatives have won 39 % of the votes, which will be enough for the party to govern on its own, the BBC informs.

As uncertainty hangs over Greece's financial future, Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz is advising Poles traveling to Greece to take a "larger amount of cash" with them.

Three Polish government ministers and the speaker of parliament resigned June 10 over a high profile eavesdropping scandal just four months ahead of a general election which polls show could usher the conservative opposition into power.

"Sanctions depend on upholding Minsk obligations"

WARSAW -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday sanctions imposed on Russia should depend on upholding obligations from the peace agreements reached in Minsk.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that the government has decided to lift visa requirements for Polish citizens, to "boost interaction" between the two countries.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is on a official visit to Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday, said his press office.

During his visit, Plevneliev will meet with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, the Speaker of Polish Senate Bogdan Borusewicz.

The new cabinet in Poland will try to improve ties with Moscow and Kiev, Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna has announced.

His comments for Polish media outlets come briefly after Ewa Kopacz was sworn in as the country's Prime Minister over the weekend, the Bulgarian National Radio reports.

BELGRADE - Polish film director Aneta Kopacz opened the 61st Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival at Dom Omladine late Wednesday.

Kopacz thanked festival organisers for inviting her and said that she is honoured that her documentary film Joanna will open the official programme of the event with a non-competitive screening.