24/02/2023at 14:05

Oil fund places Polish company under observation for human rights violations

A government-controlled company’s takeover of a Polish news publisher may be a threat to press freedom, the Norwegian oil fund’s Council on Ethics states.

The Norwegian oil fund's Council on Ethics believes that press freedom in Poland may be under threat due to the acquisition of news publisher Polska Press. | Photo: Polska Press

by KIM WIESENER

Norges Bank, which manages the country’s oil fund, has placed a Polish company under observation for three years due to an “unacceptable risk that the company contributes to serious violations of human rights.”

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