The Polish Senate has completed work on the new vetting law, that is to accelerate the process of uncloaking communist-era spies among Poland's current public officials.

According to the new law, public figures, politicians, state officials, and journalists will have to reveal their past entanglements with the communist regime.

Information on private issues, such as a person's ethnic origin, religion or sexual preferences will not be made public.

Poland has not gone through a thorough decommunisation process since the fall of the regime 18 years ago.

The new law is supposed to clear the situation and put an end to unfair accusations and opportunities for blackmail on the Polish public scene.