Polish PM Tusk moves to control national election certification process
Poland’s parliament has passed a bill changing the judicial process for the validation of this May’s presidential election.
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Polish opposition proposes limit on Ukrainians’ rights to child benefit
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) party has submitted a parliamentary bill aiming to restrict the eligibility of Ukrainian families for the country’s main…
Polish opposition conservatives slam Zelensky for interference in presidential poll
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have attacked Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian president had met with the centre-left Tusk government’s presidential…
Not such close allies: US restricts AI chip exports to Poland
The US government has decided to exclude Poland from the list of 18 countries given unrestricted access to US AI chip exports, meaning the Poles will have restricted…
Poland’s ruling majority threatens ‘invalidation’ of upcoming election result
Szymon Hołownia, the Speaker of Parliament in Poland, has issued a warning to the opposition-backing President Andrzej Duda, demanding the President's backing for…
Poland’s Sikorski warns Musk: ‘Do not interfere in our presidential election’
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has said that any foreign influence of Polish elections would be illegal.
Polish PM Tusk refuses to fund opposition despite court order
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has suggested the government will refuse to pay out money due to the Conservative (PiS) opposition.
Facing elections, Polish PM Tusk vows to use EU Council term to derail EC chief von der Leyen
As Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, he has signalled he will…
President-elect Trump ‘to be invited to Poland’ just ahead of its elections
Conservative Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said he would invite US President-elect Donald Trump to the Three Seas Initiative summit in Warsaw, just days…
Poland’s election under threat as election regulator refuses recognition of top court
Poland’s presidential election due for May, 2025 has been thrown into doubt as the electoral regulator (PKW) and the centre-left government have refused to recognise…
Polish government aims to spread good cheer with release of butter reserves
As soaring butter prices have become a political hot potato for the Polish government, suffering blame from the public, the Donald Tusk-led administration has announced…
Polish PM Tusk launches probe into alleged Russian hackers in last election
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a state probe into alleged Russian interference in last year’s parliamentary elections.
Polish opposition Conservatives win court battle over their state funding
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) won a Supreme Court battle against the country's election regulatory body which reinstates the party's state funding.
Polish Government wants to change body certifying elections in light of Romanian events
Following the annulled elections in Romania, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government has said it would propose legislation to move the authority for certifying…
Polish parliament Speaker Hołownia embroiled in ‘fake diplomas’ scandal
Szymon Hołownia, Speaker of Poland’s parliament and presidential candidate for Poland 2050, the centrist party he leads, has been accused of seeking a masters…
Polish PM Tusk’s Liberals choose Warsaw mayor for presidential candidate, PiS opts for ‘independent’
Poland’s ruling Civic Coalition (KO) has chosen the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski in a primary election to represent the party in next year’s presidential…
Polish Government defies European Commission over social insurance changes
The Polish Government has decided to avoid introducing social insurance contributions on non-tenured civil law labour contracts, sometimes referred to as “junk…
Polish Government freezes energy prices in run-up to presidential elections
The Polish Government has announced a freeze on energy prices for households at just over €100 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the first three quarters of 2025, the…
Polish presidential candidate pledges ‘strategic bitcoin reserve’ if elected
Sławomir Mentzen, presidential candidate for Poland’s radical-right Confederation party, has pledged that if elected he would turn the country into a “cryptocurrency…
Polish PM Tusk snubs Sikorski, calls primary to select presidential candidate
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has suffered a blow after his party decided to hold a primary contest to select the presidential candidate in which…
Tusk in hot water over alleging Trump was ‘Russian asset’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denied suggesting US President-elect Donald Trump was a Russian asset despite a video of him making the claim during a Polish…
Warsaw mayor in U-turn on conservative-backed Polish Independence Day March
Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and likely presidential candidate for Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal Civic Coalition in next year’s elections,…
Germany allegedly blocked Polish participation in Ukraine summit
Germany has reportedly blocked Poland's involvement in a key meeting on Ukraine.
Poland’s Law and Justice party to merge with Eurosceptic ally
Poland's largest opposition party, the Conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, is to merge with the smaller Sovereign Poland party.
Tusk calls German border controls crackdown ‘unacceptable’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called the unilateral decision by Germany to reintroduce border checks on all its frontiers "unacceptable", adding that it…
Polish opposition set to lose cash after government-controlled body’s ruling
Poland’s National Electoral Commission (PKW), the majority of whose members were appointed by the present government, has decided that the former ruling Conservatives…
Poland searches for suspected Russian Shahed drone
An unidentified object, which Polish news portal Salon24 reported the Polish military believed was a Russian Shahed drone produced by Iran, has entered Polish territory…
Polish PM Tusk’s attorney wants to strip licence from Catholic radio station
Roman Giertych, an MP from Donald Tusk’s ruling Civic Coalition (KO) and an attorney for the Tusk family has said Catholic radio station Radio Maryja should have…
Poland’s Tusk pursues former government officials over ‘illegal spending’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to pursue former government officials for their alleged "illegal spending" while in office.
Polish man to stand trial over assault on Denmark’s prime minister
A Polish man will stand trial in Denmark on Tuesday over an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen in early June, facing charges of assaulting…