Crosswire — September 16, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING — September 16, 2026
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GEOPOLITICS
Poland: Fuel-Price Fight Turns Into a Constitutional Standoff
What happened: PM Donald Tusk went public warning Poles of record fuel prices, pinning the blame on President Karol Nawrocki's veto of a windfall tax on oil companies. Tusk says the government will send the bill back to the Sejm — meaning he intends to try to override the veto.
Separately, state-controlled Orlen reportedly lost roughly $400 million in prepayments for Venezuelan crude that was never delivered, with the money routed through two Dubai intermediaries. That's a serious…
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