Polish public media crisis deepens as former ruling party appoints alternative head of state TV
The crisis surrounding Poland’s public media deepened on Tuesday after a state body created by the former Law and…
Three legal views on the Polish government’s public media takeover
Dramatic scenes from Poland have been beamed around the world in recent days as the new government, in one…
President vetoes Polish government’s budget plans due to public media takeover
President Andrzej Duda has announced that he will veto a government bill relating to the 2024 budget. The move…
Polish speaker faces criticism for posing with Belarus border crossers in parliament
The speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, yesterday hosted the first-ever Christmas event in parliament for homeless people, migrants…
Opposition anger after new official’s first act is to remove cross and restore EU flags
Figures from Poland’s former national-conservative ruling camp, which was removed from power last week, have criticised one of the…
New Polish foreign minister visits Kyiv on first overseas trip, pledging continued support for Ukraine
The foreign minister in Poland’s new government, Radosław Sikorski, has visited Kyiv in his first overseas trip since taking…
How is Poland’s new ruling coalition governing?
By Aleks Szczerbiak Poland’s ideologically diverse new government is prioritising “settling accounts” with its right-wing predecessor and elite replacement….
Polish Supreme court chamber “not a tribunal established by law”, finds EU court
A chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court created as part of the former Law and Justice (PiS) government judicial reforms…
Convicted former PiS ministers excluded from parliament despite appeal from president
Two MPs from Poland’s former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) who were yesterday given prison sentences and banned from…
Government takeover of public media violated constitution, says Polish president
The manner in which Poland’s new government seized control of public media this week was a “gross violation of…