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
Tusk has to wait as Polish President gives PiS a chance
Poland's President Andrzej Duda has invited sitting prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his PiS party to form a government, rather than Donald Tusk.
Poland’s new parliamentary majority mulls outlawing criticism of LGBT community
Amending Poland's penal code to ban criticism of the LGBT community is among measures the new government coalition is discussing.
Poland’s incoming coalition preparing a controversial ‘purge list’ of PiS-linked public sector and media
With Poland’s new parliamentary majority preparing to take power, its leaders have made plans for a public sector purge — with Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza publishing…
Tusk pitches to EC President on unlocking Poland’s EU post-Covid funding
Donald Tusk, the candidate designated by his party to head a coalition of parties that together look set to unseat the current ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS)…
Poland: Kaczyński blames ‘foreign influence’ for electoral loss
The leader of Poland’s outgoing ruling Conservatives (PiS), Jarosław Kaczyński, has admitted to supporters that his party has failed to obtain a majority in parliament…
Poland: Tusk heads to Brussels as justice minister challenges EU ban on fossil fuel cars
Donald Tusk, who has been nominated by his party as candidate for Prime Minister, is due to travel to Brussels on October 25 or 26 to talk with European Union leaders about…
Tensions emerge among potential Polish coalition partners
Tension is emerging between the three parties set to make up Poland's new coalition: Civic Coalition (KO), the Third Way alliance and the Left, over the direction and leadership…
Poland: ruling PiS set to lose power
Donald Tusk’s opposition Civic Coalition together with the centrist Third Way coalition and the Left look likely to win a majority in the Polish Parliament, according to…
Polish election: Ruling PiS ahead but majority not assured
It's all over in Poland bar the voting with the poll on 15 October set to determine whether the ruling PiS gets a third consecutive term of majority rule or whether Poland…
Polish election debate: A rattled Donald Tusk trips at first hurdle
The much-anticipated appearance in a debate on Polish public television station TVP by Donald Tusk did not go as he might have wished.
Polish currency at risk from proposed EU treaty changes, says central bank chief
Proposed Treaty change “would mean the liquidation of the zloty, the end of our national currency, the end of our independence and the end of our own monetary policy,”…
Poland sets up evacuation air-bridge for Poles in Israel
Poland, in co-operation with Greece, has initiated an evacuation air-bridge for Polish tourists stranded in Israel.
Poland elects: candidates trade barbs ahead of crucial TV debates
Tusk’s move to participate in the TVP broadcast is something of a surprise.
Poland: Tusk’s chances buoyed by Confederation fall in polls
Poll ratings for the Polish right-wing Confederation party have slipped to around 10 per cent in most surveys from about 15 per cent in the summer.
Polish Right is ‘taking pleasure out of sex’
Wysokie Obcasy (High Heels), a women’s magazine distributed with Poland’s liberal leaning daily Gazeta Wyborcza, has published a text accusing the ruling Conservatives…