Russia closes Polish consulate as tensions mount
Moscow has ordered the closure of a Polish consulate in Smolensk, the western Russian city closest to the site of both the Katyń massacre of thousands of Polish officers…
Ignore the ECJ, says Polish justice minister
Poland’s justice minister and Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro has slammed a European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgment over the suspension of a Polish judge for alleged…
Poland threatens to derail EU budget
Poland is threatening to veto the revision of the European Union budget unless and until the European Commission unblocks the country's post-pandemic EU funds.
European Parliament wants Polish elections overseen
The European Parliament has opened up another front in the conflict between Poland and European Union institutions.
Poland ‘ready to send troops to Ukraine’ should peace deal be struck
Poland said if a peace agreement is negotiated between Ukraine and Russia it would be prepared to help ensure its success by sending peace-keeping troops to Ukraine, thereby…
Poland claims EC using grain import wrangle to damage ruling party
Poland’s agriculture minister Robert Telus claims the European Commission is refusing to extend an embargo on Ukrainian grain imports beyond September 15 in a bid to influence…
EC prepares more ammunition to block Poland’s EU funds
The European Commission’s fourth annual report on the rule of law in European Union Member States released on July 5 has criticised Poland over the chief public prosecutor’s…
Germany and Poland haggle over future of Patriot missiles
German and Polish defence ministers yesterday discussed the future of a Patriot missile launcher battery that Germany stationed in Poland in January.
Poland to send 500 anti-terrorist police to Belarus border
The leader of Poland’s ruling Conservatives says his country would respond to potential threats posed by the Wagner group relocating in Belarus.
Poland wants nuclear weapons in bid to counter Russian Belarus arsenal
In what may be seen as a dangerous escalation in tensions, Poland wants to station nuclear weapons in the country in response to Russia’s decision to deploy them in Belarus.
Poland accuses EU of ‘miserly’ support over Ukrainian refugee crisis
Poland is pressing for revisions to the European Union budget to increase funds it is allocated for coping with the Ukrainian refugee crisis, citing the amount of help given…
Germany is blocking use of frozen Russian assets – fearing World War Two compensation claims
German government fears that EU plan for Russian assets to go to Ukraine could bolster reparation demands made by Poland and Greece of Germany
Poland accuses EPP of trying to bring down government
The Polish Government spokesman, Piotr Müller, has slammed the leader of the European People's Party (EPP) for interfering in Poland’s national election process.
Visegrad Four fail to agree Migration Pact position
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, known as the Visegrad Four (V4), failed to reach consensus on the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact at a summit on 26 June.
Poland fears Russian mercenary Prigozhin may now destabilise Belarus
Poland hopes the chaos that engulfed Russia when mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his band of fighters threatened Moscow on June 23 will help Ukraine in the war with…
EU budget fails to take account of Ukrainian refugee crisis, says Poland
Tensions have been ramped up between Poland and the European Commission over the EC’s revision of the European Union budget for 2021-2027.
Poland welcomes two million foreign workers while resisting relocation of illegal migrants
Under Poland’s ruling Conservatives there has been a dramatic increase in the number of foreign workers in the country while, at the same time, the government has resisted…
Poland smells a rat in EC proposal for Migration Pact opt-outs
The Polish government is suspicious about suggestions in Brussels regarding amendments to the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact.
The honeymoon is over: Ukraine snubs Poland and pivots west
Further signs of growing tension between Poland and Ukraine have emerged, this time over Ukrainian monuments in Poland. Speaking to Ukrainian portal glavcom.
Brussels and Washington win skirmish with Poland over Russian influence legislation
Poland’s ruling Conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party on June 16 agreed to water down a law targeting possible Russian influence on Polish policy-making over the past…
Kaczynski throws down gauntlet to EU with Migration Pact referendum call
The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS), Jarosław Kaczyński, has called for a referendum to be held on the European Union’s migration…
European Commission attacks Poland in European Parliament over ‘violation of democracy’
The European Parliament on June 14 debated controversial Polish legislation that according to the European Commissioner for Justice “violates the principle of democracy”.
EU agriculture chief slams boss von der Leyen over farmers’ aid delay
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been accused by one of her own top-ranking officials of dragging her feet over compensation payments to Member State…
Poles’ support for Ukrainian refugees slumps
Support among Poles for their Ukrainian guests has slumped dramatically, with many now opposing benefits.
Poland ‘won’t comply’ with EU migration pact
Poland would rather pay hefty fines than follow the EU's new migration pact, saying it would not be “dictated to by Brussels”.
Challenges to Poland’s abortion law rejected by European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on June 8 rejected a series of applications challenging legislation on the abolition of eugenic abortions in Poland, on the grounds…
EC cavalry riding to rescue Tusk?
The European Commission has ratcheted up the pressure on Poland's ruling conservatives by launching legal action over a law establishing a special commission to investigate…
Polish PM defies court order to stop lignite mine extraction
Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, on June 7 dug his heels in and expressed outrage at a Warsaw court’s decision to suspend a key Polish mining facility’s…
ECJ decisions taken over drinks at parties, Polish justice minister claims
Zbigniew Ziobro, the Polish justice minister, has slammed the negative verdict of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Poland’s judicial reforms and accused court officials…
Millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain still stuck in Poland
Less than a quarter of the amount of Ukrainian grain that Polish farmers were promised would be exported out of their country by the start of next month, from a multi-million…