Poland: Tensions rise between Tusk and Nawrocki
Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk have clashed over appointments and access to security service chiefs.
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Former Polish justice minister shelters in Budapest to avoid arrest
Zbigniew Ziobro, the former Polish justice minister in the last Conservative (PiS) government did not attend a parliamentary hearing on the lifting of his immunity…
Poland’s Ombudsman slams PM Tusk government’s ‘rule of law’ bill
The Polish Ombudsman, Marcin Wiącek, has criticised the “rule of law” bill proposed by the coalition government because it is based on a “false premise”.
Hungary PM Orbán backs Polish ex-justice minister threatened with jail
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has slammed the Polish Government for pursuing a what he called a political vendetta and the European Commission for remaining…
Stolen frying pan lands ‘inattentive’ Polish MP in hot water
Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz was caught by security leaving an IKEA store in Kraków, southern Poland with a frying pan and other items he had not paid for.
Polish PiS suspends former agriculture chiefs over alleged land sale
Poland's Conservative (PiS) opposition party has suspended two of its politicians over the alleged 2023 sale of public land intended for the Central Airport to a…
Polish PM Tusk claims daughter and wife ‘spied on’ by last PiS government
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed that his wife and daughter were spied upon with the use of the Pegasus spyware on orders of the previous Conservative…
Polish President rejects bill to give legal status to same-sex unions
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Polish PM Tusk blames partners, presidents and opposition for unmet promises
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he accepts that his government has failed to deliver on many important election pledges.
Polish President tells EC chief his country will not accept relocated migrants
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has written to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stating that his country will not accept any relocation…
EP strips Polish opposition MEPs of parliamentary immunity
The centre-left majority in the European Parliament has voted to strip two Polish opposition Conservative (PiS) MEPs of immunity to face criminal charges brought…
Polish prosecutors demand names of CPAC conference participants
Poland’s prosecution service has demanded the names of those attending May’s Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference in Rzeszów as part of…
Polish Government ends random selection of judges for court cases
Poland has ended the practice of the random assignment of judges to cases, returning to a situation where the majority will be chosen by chairmen of common courts…
The right-wing in Poland ready to return to power: When? Will anyone betray them?
A few days ago, Polish Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of the lower house, asked in the parliamentary chamber whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk wanted…
‘Pax Americana’ an alternative to EU, says Polish opposition leader
Poland could opt for "Pax Americana", a military and economic alliance with the US, as an alternative to the European Union.
Tusk’s Polish Government on the brink after losing vote on President’s legislation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left coalition has lost a parliamentary vote on legislation proposed by the opposition Conservatives (PiS)-allied President…
57 per cent of Poles distrust Tusk’s policies on the judiciary, says poll
Nearly 3 in five Poles (57 per cent) say they do not trust their country’s courts, the highest level ever recorded by the Polish polling agency IBRiS.
Poland embarrassed for ‘misleading UN’ on damage from drone incursion
A Polish home badly damaged during a Russian drone incursion into Polish territory is now being reported to have been hit by a falling rocket fired from one of the…
Poland’s financial rating questioned as result of hole in public finances
The Fitch ratings agency has revised Poland's outlook to "negative" from "stable" citing growing risks to public finances.
Former Polish health minister beaten up in spat over past pandemic restrictions
Former health minister Adam Niedzielski has been taken to hospital after being attacked by two assailants who first shouted “treason” at him, evidently out of…
Tusk lashes out with frantic prosecutions against ‘heavy calibre’ Conservatives
Since December 2023, Poland has been living under a form of liberal autocracy, branded by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as “militant democracy.
Indictments against Polish national security adviser and former defence minister
The new Polish President’s national security adviser and a former defence minister could face 10 years jail after being indicted on charges of declassifying military…
Polish President vetoes bill coupling loosening restrictions on wind turbines with electricity price freeze
Poland’s new President, Karol Nawrocki, has decided to veto legislation backed by the government that would have loosened the restrictions on the construction…
German Green party politician hired to run Polish Pilecki Institute’s Berlin branch
A German councillor of Polish extraction, Dr Joanna Kiliszek, has been appointed as head of the Berlin Branch of Poland’s state-owned Pilecki Institute. Dr.
Former Polish president Duda wants PiS leader Kaczyński to make way for younger leadership
Andrzej Duda, who this month left office after 10 years as Polish president, has thrown down the gauntlet to Jarosław Kaczyński, the 76-year-old founder and leader…
Polish PM Tusk suspends post-pandemic EU funding, blames previous government
The Polish Government has suspended the disbursement of European Union funds for the hospitality, tourism and culture sectors.
Uproar over Poland’s EU funds being spent on yachts and saunas
The Polish media is awash with allegations that money from a multi-billion euro EU fund has been spent on luxuries such as yachts and saunas.
Polish presidential inauguration puts new Conservative head of state against PM Tusk
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS)-aligned new President Karol Nawrocki has, on his inauguration, thrown down the gauntlet to the centre-left coalition government…
Polish PM Tusk’s new justice minister dismisses swathe of election commissioners
Waldemar Żurek, the newly appointed justice minister in Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left government, has announced the sacking of 46 heads and…
MP with Polish PM Tusk’s party gets five years jail for corruption
A court in the Polish city of Szczecin sentenced ruling party MP Stanisław Gawłowski to five years in prison for engaging in bribing public officials.