The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hour):

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

On Friday, the State Election Commission closed the process of accepting applications for presidential candidates. There were 17 candidates, and the official list will be presented on April 28. The first round of presidential elections in Poland will take place on May 18, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported.

TVN

Polish billionaire Michal Solowow has submitted the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s TVN television. Interested parties also include companies associated with Wirtualna Polska and Ringier Axel Springer Polska in a consortium with CVC, Gazeta Wyborcza reported, citing unofficial information.

DEBT

On Monday at 1300 the Polish Ministry of Finance will publish the supply of bonds for the switch tender on Wednesday.

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