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German police arrest activists with cross commemorating Polish war victims
Robert Bąkiewicz has in the past been the organizer of Independence marches in Warsaw.
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VIP lounge for Tusk’s party notables in Polish public hospital
Kacprzyk himself resigned from the party on June 16 but the scandal rolled on with details emerging of what has been happening in Warsaw’s health service.
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Trump’s pardons envoy slams Polish PM Tusk over ‘vendetta’ against ex-justice minister Ziobro
Ziobro has been granted an entry visit to the US following his being granted asylum by the last Hungarian government led by PM Viktor Orbán.
Polish public debt exceeds EU’s 60% GDP limit
The rising debt in Poland has been driven by one of the fastest growing budget deficits in the EU.
Polish journalist who investigated Tusk’s ally detained for three months without trial
Leszek Kraskowski, who has for over 20 years investigated allegations of the abuse of power and corruption against all governments.
Polish government voices anger over being excluded from talks about Ukraine war
Tusk also expressed dissatisfaction with the E3 format which comprises Britain, France and Germany but excludes Ukraine's other European allies.
Poland furious about failing to land any EU ambassador posts
EU delegations are the EU's main representations abroad and play a key role in protecting and promoting EU interests outside Europe.
Polish court chips away at journalists’ right to protect their sources
Michał Rachoń, who works and broadcasts for conservative independent news channel TV Republika had his journalist’s confidentiality obligation lifted.
Polish children’s ombudsman slams end of term ice cream treat for top pupils as fostering inequality
The commissioner was elected in Parliament by the centre-left majority which backs the coalition government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Poland wants EU to bar Ukrainians of military age from protection
According to the current EU regulations, Ukrainian war refugees have the right to live, work and go to school across the community.
Poland makes formal approach for permanent US military base
It remains unclear whether the troops would replace the cancelled deployment or amount to a broader increase in the American military presence.
Tusk’s prosecutors want arrest of opposition ex-minister MEP for promoting prison officer
Jaki is accused of abusing his powers when he rapidly promoted an officer within the country's prison service.
Nawrocki set to veto Polish legislation on the rights of same sex couples
Poland’s constitution defines marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman.
Tusk government hurriedly signs scores of contracts funded from EU’s defence loan
The contracts followed the government signing an agreement for Poland to borrow €43.7 billion from the €150 billion SAFE programme.
Forced entry into President Nawrocki’s family home amid spate of hoax alarms targeting Polish right
According to the President's spokesman, "officers forced the door open and entered the apartment while no one was at home".
Poland’s Senate rejects Nawrocki bid for referendum on EU climate policy
The power to approve or reject presidential requests for a referendum is one of the few definitive powers of the Senate.
Tusk calls Trump administration’s decision on visa for Polish ex-justice minister Ziobro ‘outrageous’
Zbigniew Ziobro has been indicted by prosecutors under the centre-left coalition led by Tusk on 26 charges of abuse of power.
Detention of Polish Right’s leader part of UK’s crackdown ahead of Robinson march
Slawomir Mentzen MP, one of the two leaders of Poland’s right-wing Confederation party, was detained for three hours at London Airport on suspicion that he may wish to participate…
Trump’s sanctuary for Polish ex-minister shows US disapproves of PM Tusk’s actions regarding opposition
US President Donald Trump intervened personally in granting an entry visa into his county for Zbigniew Ziobro, the former justice minister in the last Polish Conservative…
Buying a pig in a poke?: Polish Government signs EU defence loan with interest rate unknown
Poland’s finance minister Andrzej Domanski has admitted the government was about to sign the loan being taken out under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe…
Nawrocki says Poland ready to receive US troops leaving Germany
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said his country is ready for any US troops who may be redeployed from Germany.
ECHR sides with self- appointed Polish constitutional court judges
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has told Poland to stop what it claims is the obstruction of four judges elected to the country’s Constitutional Court (TK) from…
Tusk’s Polish government taxes laptops, smartphones and TVs
Poland’s ruling centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has taken a contested decision to extend the scope of a fee paid by producers and importers of electronic…
EC approves defence loan for Poland helping Tusk government sidestep President’s veto
Poland is set to become the first country to sign an agreement under the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence loan programme.
EU prosecutors want a Tusk party Polish MP’s immunity lifting for corruption
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has asked Poland's parliament to lift the immunity of a serving MP as part of a corruption probe into an EU-funded tram project…
Tusk rules out seeking relocation of US troops from Germany to Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that the plan to withdraw American troops from Germany, is a “delicate matter” and said he does not want to “poach”…
Tusk snubs Nawrocki’s initiative to reform Constitution
Polish President Karol Nawrocki used the anniversary of Poland’s Constitution to appoint a commission charged with preparing a new Constitution before the 2030 presidential…
Nawrocki vetoes Tusk election-control bid over political interference fears
Karol Nawrocki also blocked a fast-track divorce bill, arguing that marriage should not be reduced to an administrative formality.
Tusk says NATO is ‘disintegrating’ after US troop pullout from Germany
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has reacted to the US decision to withdraw at least 5,000 troops from Germany by warning that “the greatest threat is the ongoing disintegration…
Disbelief as Polish liberal paper prints call for ‘beating and murder’ of opponents
A Polish liberal magazine has published an opinion piece saying journalists and readers of a right-wing papers are only fit for "beating and murder".