Parliament approves Sunday trade ban

The Polish Parliament with 254 votes for and 156 against approved the law which would gradually make the Sunday retail trade illegal. The passed law, which needs to be approved by Senate and the President, starting from March 2018, would make shops be closed on two Sundays per month, from 2019, the ban would extend to three Sundays per month, while starting from 2020, shops will be allowed to operate only 7 Sundays per year. The law will not cover gas stations, train and long-distance bus stations, airports, restaurants, bakeries and some other places of commerce, it will also not extend to online shopping. The bill which was promised by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) during the parliamentary campaign.