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…
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Polish TV stations raided by anti-corruption agency
The offices of Polish commercial TV network Polsat and the headquarters of state-owned station TVP have been raided by officers from the Central Anti-corruption…
Trump victory energises Polish Conservatives, puts Tusk’s Liberals on defensive
Poland’s opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has expressed delight at Donald Trump’s US presidential election win while Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Liberals…
Putin it about? Alleged sex-tape recordings of Russian spy with Polish journalists
The Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov, among individuals released as part of the prisoner swap with the US in August, is reported to have recorded several of his "encounters…
Poland’s ruling party attempts to stop opposition-backed Independence Day March
Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has refused permission for a group allied with the Polish Right to hold the annual…
Germany allegedly blocked Polish participation in Ukraine summit
Germany has reportedly blocked Poland's involvement in a key meeting on Ukraine.
Council of Europe commission report is a punch on the nose for Tusk’s justice minister
The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, has analysed the legal reforms being proposed by Polish justice minister Adam Bodnar, and has advised…
‘Show same respect to Poles as you do to Germans’, Polish foreign minister tells Ukraine
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has asked Ukraine to pay Polish victims of the Second World War Volhynia massacre the same respect it has paid to Germany…
Tusk calls it ‘militant democracy’ as he rejects and violates decisions by the courts
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has now made it official: he and his government are applying the principles of “militant democracy” to defend liberal democracy…
Poland’s state auditor claims 366,000 visas issued illegally
A Polish state audit office (NIK) report, leaked to the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza, has alleged mass irregularities in the granting of 366,000 visas to Asians,…
Distraught Polish mother breaks down in tears during TV interview about jailed priest son
Grażyna Olszewska, mother of jailed Polish priest Father Michał Olszewski, broke down in a television interview over her son's treatment in prison.
Undeterred by parliament vote, Polish Government gives women access to abortion
The Polish Government, undeterred by losing a parliamentary vote on abortion in July, has issued guidelines allowing terminations to be performed on demand at any…
Brussels told to act against alleged Tusk admin media restrictions
A Polish MEP has demanded action from Brussels over alleged attempts by his country's government to restrict independent media.
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…
Polish court extends detention for priest who claimed mistreatment in prison
A Polish priest due to have been released from jail after having been detained since March on charges of fraud will remain in custody for a further three months,…
Poland border soldiers may now repel a migrant attack with firearms
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law legislation ensuring that soldiers will no longer face criminal liability for using their firearms in cases of…
Polish ex-MEP charged over allegedly fraudulent expenses claims
Ryszard Czarnecki, a former vice-president of the European Parliament and member of Poland’s opposition Law and Justice party, has been charged with fraud allegedly…
PM Tusk bypasses Duda, clears Commissioner choice with von der Leyen
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced his government’s nominee for Poland's European Commissioner -- without first consulting President Andrzej Duda…
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.
EC and NGOs left smarting over attacks on Poland for jailing Russian spy
NGOs and the European Commission have egg on their faces after they lambasted Poland over the imprisonment of Pavel Rubtsov, a Russian spy who was part of the recent…
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…
Polish prosecutors ask EP to lift immunity for two opposition MEPs
Poland’s prosecution service has asked the President of the European Parliament to waive the immunity of two Polish Conservative PiS MEPs so they can face trial…
Poland’s opposition followed ECR majority in opposing von der Leyen
Poland's PiS MEPs voted against Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament’s ballot on her future.
Tusk’s government humiliated as court releases detained PiS MP after Council of Europe intervenes
The government of Polish PM Donald Tusk has had to release a detained PiS former deputy justice minister after a court found the MP still had parliamentary immunity…
Trump’s choice of JD Vance as running mate gets mixed response in Poland
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, Senator JD Vance, has raised some eyebrows in Poland.
Poland ditches war reparations claim against Germany
Poland has abandoned efforts to seek a new reparations package from Germany over World War II.
Polish Conservatives pressure Italian PM Meloni with threat to quit Parliament ECR group
The Polish Conservatives (PiS), the second-largest party in the European Conservative Reformers (ECR), have threatened to leave the European Parliament group.
Poland: Sacked pro-Putin journalist says he has nothing to hide
A journalist sacked from Poland’s English-language news channel TVP World after giving interviews to Russian portal Sputnik and praising President Vladimir Putin…
EU liberals crushing the law in Poland by ‘transitional justice’
What has been going on in Poland since December 13, when Donald Tusk’s left-liberal coalition government was sworn in, should worry all Europeans and probably…
‘Are we still in Poland?’ TV debate chaos as Polish EP candidates asked to speak in English
A Polish State TV EU election debate ended with a spat over language after presenters asked the candidates to answer the programme's final question in English.