Brussels, 20/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 20 February, the Lower House at the Polish parliament ratified the European budgetary pact (282 votes in favour, 155 against). Poland therefore becomes the fifth state not using the single currency to ratify this text, which entered into force on 1 January 2013, following ratification by 12 Eurozone countries (EUROPE 10758). The treaty also introduces the “golden rule” according to which structural public deficits cannot go above 0.5%...