Warsaw court orders imprisonment of two MPs despite Presidential pardons
A Warsaw court has overturned decisions by the Polish President, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Tribunal by ordering former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński MP…
Russian politician threatens Lithuania and Poland with ‘cutting new corridor to Kaliningrad’
Senior Russian politician and former diplomat Dmitry Rogozin wants his country to “cut a corridor” to link Russia with Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.
Furniture giant IKEA pulls advertising amid Polish TV ‘takeover’
Conservative Poles have begun boycotting Swedish furniture giant IKEA after its decision to withdraw advertising from a Polish TV station.
Poland will not accept EU Migration Pact, says Tusk
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his Government will not accept the forced migrant-relocation mechanism proposed by the European Union - though his administration…
Is złoty doomed? Eurozone entry debate kicks off in Poland
Influential Polish daily Rzeczpospolita is leading the charge for the country’s entry into the Eurozone.
Will 2024 be the year in which judicial activism begins to dictate the course of elections?
The attempts to take Donald Trump's name off the US presidential ballot and rumblings about banning the German AfD and Polish PiS parties could be the start of a new trend…
Tusk-supporting MPs ‘recruiting for Polish State media’
Polish news portal Onet.
Political suicide? Polish Parliament Speaker hosted ‘illegal migrants’ at official Christmas reception
The Speaker of the Polish Parliament Szymon Hołownia has been criticised for hosting illegal migrants who entered Poland via the Belarusian border at his Christmas reception…
Ex-Polish ministers face jail as Tusk’s Government ignores President’s pardon
Two Polish MPs who served as ministers in the previous Conservative PiS government have lost their seats and face jail time after the Speaker of Parliament accepted a court…
Polish TV off-air as PM Tusk and President Duda spar
TVP's news channel TVP Info was on December 20 off-air after its signal was switched off, in what observers say is likely a result of Government action
‘Christmas present’ for Tusk: EC unlocks €111 billion in frozen Polish funds
In accepting what he called a "Christmas gift" from the EC, Tusk said Poland would rebuild democratic institutions and play a more active role in Europe
Polish far-right firebrand MP expelled from Parliament after dousing Hanukkah candles with extinguisher
Polish Confederation party MP Grzegorz Braun caused outrage in Parliament by taking a fire extinguisher off the wall and using it to snuff out Hanukkah candles, calling the…
Tusk signals co-operative stance on EU Migration Pact and climate change
The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country is returning to co-operation with the rest of the European Union on issues such as migration and climate…
Poland’s constitutional court strikes down judicial reform deal with EC
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal has struck down changes to legislation covering the disciplining of judges that had been agreed between the outgoing government and the…
Blast from the past: Sikorski and other allies return in Tusk’s new Cabinet
Donald Tusk, who is set to officially become Poland’s Prime Minister in a few days, has unveiled the Cabinet that will serve under him.
Lagarde rides to the rescue of under-fire Polish central bank chief
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has backed the head of Poland’s central bank (NBP) Adam Glapiński in a conflict with incoming Prime Minister Donald…
Poland has remained largely oligarch free. This is the secret of its success
Poland held its parliamentary elections in the middle of October and that poll with its record turnout of 74 per cent proved that reports of the demise of Polish democracy,…
The Left’s Goliath is beating the Right’s David where it really matters
“If voting could change anything they'd abolish it,” was once a catchy quip used by cynics to justify their apathy and non-participation in elections.
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki installs 14-day ‘charade’ government
Polish President Andrzej Duda has appointed a government headed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that is expected to last just days.
Polish news report about ‘child’s disappearance’ on Belarus border was fake, journalist admits
A story about a four-year-old child named “Eileen” who was purportedly lost and feared dead after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border in 2021 has been exposed as fake.
Tusk to oppose EU treaty change, quoting ‘unbearable euro-enthusiasm’
Donald Tusk and his Polish Parliamentary coalition have decided to adopt the same stance as taken by the outgoing Conservative PiS party on the issue of European Union treaty…
Tusk shows no signs of having learnt why his party lost power in 2015 – however unlikely it now seems, history will repeat itself unless he changes tack
It was 2020 and the liberal Civic Platform (PO) was facing its biggest crisis when the presidential candidate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska sunk so far in the polls that her…
Central Europe’s truckers call on EU to end transport deal with Ukraine
Road haulage organisations from Central Europe have called on the European Union to end a transport agreement with Ukraine that they believe has led to unfair competition…
Tusk party’s mayor bans pro-Palestine demonstration outside Israeli embassy
Warsaw’s mayor has banned a pro-Palestinian demonstration this weekend which was to finish outside the Israeli embassy, citing security concerns and anti-Semitism at a…
Tusk may be PM for a year, then seek to succeed von der Leyen
Donald Tusk told allies he may only be PM for a year, and then return to Brussels to succeed Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.
Poland’s Conservatives float EU exit over proposed treaty changes
Poland could reconsider its EU membership if a treaty change removes members' veto, says Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the outgoing PiS party.
Tusk’s coalition want to get rid of me over opposition to the Euro, claims Poland’s central bank head
National Bank of Poland (NBP) president Adam Glapiński accommodated the previous PiS government too much on monetary policy and undermined the bank's independence, say Donald…
New Polish parliamentary majority signs detail-lite coalition agreement
The four political parties making up Poland's incoming government signed a detail-light agreement permitting Donald Tusk to become prime minister.
Polish MEPs stripped of immunity to face charges for retweeting criticism of illegal migration
The European Parliament stripped four Polish MEPs of their immunity, allowing them to face criminal charges for retweeting their party's 2018 local elections post.
Former Tusk minister jailed for corruption set to be freed to become MEP
Włodzimierz Karpiński was arrested in February for allegedly taking a bribe of over €1 million from a company bidding on a rubbish collection contract