Tusk adamant EU Migration Pact will not apply to Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has insisted the European Union Migration Pact approved by the European Parliament will not apply to Poland.
EC set to target Poland over excessive debt, Warsaw warns
The Polish finance ministry said it expected the European Commission to initiate a so-called excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against the country.
Opposition PiS edges Polish PM Tusk’s ruling coalition in local elections
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition alliance KO failed to beat the Conservatives (PiS) in the regional elections held on April 7.
Poland slams Israeli Ambassador over comments about aid workers’ deaths
Polish President Andrzej Duda has slammed Israel’s Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne for his remarks regarding the airstrike by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza that…
Polish foreign minister says NATO can outlast Russia in Ukraine war
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski, speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, had a clear message for Russia: “As the North Atlantic Alliance, we are 20…
Polish Government proposes prison for LGBT defamation
The proposed legislation has been piloted by deputy justice minister Krzysztof Śmiszek of the Left party, which is part of the coalition Government with Prime Minister Donald…
Two thirds of Poles oppose adoption of the euro, poll shows
According to a survey released over the Easter weekend an overwhelming majority of Poles oppose entry into the common-currency Eurozone, preferring to keep the Polish złoty.
Russian Ambassador snubs Polish summons over missile incident on grounds it was ‘immaterial’
Russia’s Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev has defied a summons to a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw at which he was to receive a diplomatic note…
Polish farmers dump manure outside Parliament Speaker’s home
Polish farmers continued their protests despite some agricultural organisations signing an agreement with the Government.
Polish central bank chief set to be indicted by PM Tusk’s ruling majority
Adam Glapiński, the head of Poland’s central bank (NBP), is in line to be indicted by Parliament and tried by the country’s Tribunal of State, the body responsible for…
Germany, France and Poland unite to use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have resolved their differences in approach to the Russian assault on…
US cool on Polish call to up NATO members’ defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP
Polish President Andrzej Duda's attempt to get NATO states to spend at least 3 per cent on defence has been met with a frosty response in Washington, where politicians feel…
Fuzzy picture as Poland cuts funding to pro-Belarusian opposition TV channel
The Polish Government-controlled TVP has fired the head of the TV Belsat channel broadcasting in Russian and Belarusian and reduced funding for it by half in a single move.
Polish troops deployment in Ukraine ‘not off the cards’ as Warsaw mulls Macron’s idea
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has said NATO forces could possibly be deployed in Ukraine.
Polish MP ‘tear-gassed by police’ at farmers’ protest in Warsaw
Sławomir Mentzen MP, a leader of the Polish right-wing Confederation party who was at a farmers’ protest outside the Polish Parliament, accused the police of tear-gassing…
Polish Government claims credit for EC revision of transport deal with Ukraine
Poland’s Government crowed that it persuaded the European Commission to revise a deal on road transport between the European Union and Ukraine, which had prompted truckers’…
Poland seeks exemption from the EU’s migration pact
Donald Tusk’s government will seek an exemption from the EU’s planned migration pact for asylum seekers, arguing Poland faces a unique situation on its borders with Belarus…
Exclusive: Holocaust survivor content binned in Polish public TV ‘revolution’
A Polish TV interview with the UK's Lord (Daniel) Finkelstein recounting the rescue of his family members by Polish diplomats during the Second World War, has been erased.
Tusk says Poland ‘will ignore EU Green Deal and Ukraine policies’ unless reformed
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met protesting farmers in Warsaw and called for reform of both the European Union’s Green Deal and the EU free-trade agreement with Ukraine.
EC to unblock Polish EU funds despite lack of legislative progress on rule of law
Ursula von der Leyen, on a February 23 visit to Warsaw, confirmed the European Commission will unblock Poland's share of both the EU pandemic and cohesion funds.
Tusk to unblock Ukraine border by labelling crossings ‘critical infrastructure’
Poland has reclassified its border crossings with Ukraine as critical infrastructure, in response to blockades by protesting farmers.
Polish farmers spilling Ukrainian grain in border protest
Polish farmers have outraged Kyiv by spilling Ukrainian grain from railway trucks at the countries' border.
Biden bids to smooth Tusk-Duda relationship in Poland as PiS backs Trump
US President Joe Biden has invited both Poland’s Liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk and its Conservative President Andrzej Duda to visit the White House.
Sikorski makes clear Poland won’t let reparation claims get in the way of good relations with Germany
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski now admits Warsaw cannot legally make reparations claims for Second World War damages from Germany, as the matter was closed in…
Poland’s Tusk: ‘Survival of Western civilisation depends on halting migration’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told his party’s supporters a “brutal truth” - that the “survival of Western civilisation” depends upon preventing “uncontrolled…
Saryusz-Wolski for European Commission President?
Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers (ECR) to adopt senior MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as its candidate for the post…
Poles apart: Tusk and Duda clash over Trump
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has tweeted that former US president Donald Trump wants to see NATO “attacked” by Russia.
As Polish farmers revolt, PiS demands its own EC agriculture chief resign
Polish farmers blocked roads nationwide protesting against European Union climate policies and the influx of cheap food imports from Ukraine.
Put up, or shut up: US Republicans tell Poland’s Tusk to take US migrants to release Ukraine aid
US Republicans have reacted strongly to what they felt was Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s excoriation of them for rejecting Washington’s aid package for Ukraine.
Poland seems set to pivot towards Germany and France and away from the US
Poland under the Donald Tusk-led Government looks set to prioritise co-operation with Germany and France over its alliance with the US.