Demonstrators gather outside the law and justice party building during a protest in Lodz, Poland, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Adam Stepien/Agencja Gazeta
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's centrist opposition ended a month-long blockade in parliament on Thursday after securing a reversal of plans to curb media access to proceedings but without resolving a dispute with ruling conservatives over the 2017 budget.
Opposition MPs had blocked the podium of parliament's plenary hall, protesting at the Law and Justice party's (PiS) move to restrict journalists and accusing it of passing the 2017 budget in a side-room without a legal quorum.
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