ECJ Advocate General general wants same-sex marriages registered in Poland
Poland must register same-sex marriages between citizens of European Union member states, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice's (ECJ).
Polish opposition PiS outraged after killer of staff member is released from jail
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have expressed fury with the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over the release from prison of Ryszard Cyba,…
EP sides with Polish PM Tusk over removal of opposition MEPs’ immunity
The European Parliament has voted to remove parliamentary immunity from Conservative (PiS) MEPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik so they can face criminal prosecution in…
Setback for Polish PM Tusk as court rejects request to arrest former PiS minister
A Warsaw court has rejected a request by a parliamentary committee investigating the use of Pegasus spyware by the former Conservative (PiS) government to detain former PiS…
German environmentalists’ legal challenge to Polish deepwater port plan
A German environmental organisation has filed a legal challenge against the decision to grant environmental approval for a deepwater shipping terminal that Poland planned…
Poland’s right-wing presidential candidate calls for tuition fees and an abortion ban
Sławomir Mentzen, right-wing Confederation party candidate in May’s Polish presidential election and who had been surging in the polls, has come under fire for policies…
Opposition says Germany making covert relocations of migrants to Poland
Opposition figures from Poland's Conservatives (PiS) party visited towns on the country’s western border to call on Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left government…
Three quarters of Poles do not want the euro, says new poll
A new survey showed that Poles were now more than ever opposed to replacing the national currency, the zloty, with the euro.
Poland wants to redirect EU post-pandemic funds into rearmament
Poland's centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced it wants to channel €7.
PM Tusk wants self-confessed alcoholic Polish deputy foreign minister suspended
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked the foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to suspend the deputy foreign minister Andrzej Szejna following revelations about Szejna’s…
Poland deports double number of law-breaking immigrants
According to the Polish Border Guard Authority, the number of immigrants deported from Poland for breaking the law has almost doubled in the first two months of 2025 compared…
Polish Parliament smear? Surge of support for Confederation’s candidate ‘like Romania’
Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of Poland’s parliament, has questioned the financing of the campaign of the right-wing Confederation party’s presidential candidate Sławomir…
Tusk accuses opposition of ‘Russian sabotage’ as consensus on Polish defence breaks down
The consensus between the Polish centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the opposition Conservatives (PiS) over Polish defence and security policy has…
Polish minister rules out migrants checks on his country’s border with Germany
Poland’s deputy internal affairs minister has told the country’s parliament there was no way Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government would introduce border controls …
Tusk-controlled Polish election regulator set to cut €6m funding for Confederation party
Poland’s State election regulator (PKW) has refused to accept the right-wing Confederation party’s financial report for the European Parliament elections of 2024.
Anti-abortion protest in Poland shut down because of picture of a foetus
A Polish court has upheld a decision by the Mayor of Toruń to stop an anti-abortion protest over the display of a picture of a foetus.
Polish opposition warns against EU control of country’s armed forces
Poland’s Conservative (PiS) opposition to the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed the PM was selling out the independence of the Polish…
Polish opposition leader claims prosecutors hounded to death his ex-chief of staff
Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS), has claimed that the lengthy interrogation of his former chief of staff Barbara Skrzypek led…
US VP Vance pours cold water on idea of stationing nuclear weapons in Poland
US Vice President JD Vance has said he would be “shocked” if US President Donald Trump decided to deploy nuclear weapons in Central and Eastern Europe but later acknowledged…
Polish Government plans online policing during presidential election
The Polish Government, at the request of the European Commission, has presented a plan for monitoring and intervention in online activities during the run-up to the presidential…
Pro-abortion activists set up Warsaw clinic in defiance of Polish law
A non-governmental organisation has opened Poland’s first ever abortion clinic despite Polish legislation that severely restricts abortion rights and protests from pro-life…
ECJ Advocate General rules Polish Constitutional court ‘not independent’
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, or court, (TK) cannot be considered impartial and independent, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Let’s take the EU ‘back to basics’, Conservative think-tanks’ report says
Two European Conservative think-tanks, Polish Ordo Iuris and the Hungarian Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) have published proposals on institutional reform of the European…
US threatens retaliation over planned Polish digital tax
The US has warned Poland it will retaliate if Warsaw brings in a planned digital tax on Big Tech firms, calling the idea "not very smart".
Polish anti-migrant protesters block bridge on border with Germany
Protesters in Poland including politicians from the Conservatives (PiS) blocked a bridge on the border to voice their opposition against the transfer of migrants from Germany…
Sikorski tells Musk Poland will provide Ukraine with alternative to Starlink
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski reminded Elon Musk that Poland has ordered and paid for Ukraine's Starlink internet services and that if it was to be turned…
Poland seeks nuclear weapons cover and wants military training for all its men
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that the government wanted to introduce military training for all adult males and that his country would seek to explore how…
Poland’s opposition claims EC plans ‘Romania style’ intervention in election
Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS), has accused the European Commission of planning to intervene in the country’s presidential…
Polish opposition MP handcuffs himself in parliament as he waives his immunity
Polish MP Dariusz Matecki of the opposition Conservatives (PiS) has handcuffed himself on the podium of Poland’s parliament after he waived his own parliamentary immunity.
Polish Right urges Zelensky to start negotiations and wants US to deal with Putin
Both Poland’s right-wing parties, the Conservatives (PiS) and the Confederation party, have supported the US President Donald Trump's attempts to kick-start peace negotiations…