Split in Polish far-right Confederation as half its MEPs join Germany’s AfD in new EU grouping
Half of the MEPs elected last month to represent Poland’s far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party in the European Parliament (EP)…
Polish president vows to veto bill softening abortion law
Poland’s conservative president, Andrzej Duda, has vowed to veto a bill softening the country’s strict abortion laws that has…
“Tusk sent here to destroy Polish state” and bring it under foreign control, says Kaczyński
Opposition leader Jarosław Kaczyński has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of being sent from abroad on a mission to…
Bill introducing same-sex civil partnerships in Poland added to government agenda
A bill introducing same-sex civil partnerships in Poland has been added to the government’s agenda. The legislation, however, still…
Language or dialect? Presidential veto reignites debate about status of Silesian in Poland
By Katarzyna Skiba The president’s decision to veto a bill recognising Silesian as a regional language has reignited a…
Poland seeks exemption from EU emission fees to supply Ukraine with electricity
Poland is looking at the possibility of sending electricity generated by Polish power stations using Polish coal to Ukraine…
Zelensky and Tusk sign Polish-Ukrainian security agreement in Warsaw
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have met in Warsaw, where the pair signed a…
Illegal crossing attempts at Polish-Belarusian border halve after introduction of exclusion zone
The number of attempts to illegally cross from Belarus fell by more than half in the three weeks following…
Majority of Poles want government to seek war reparations from Germany
A large majority of people in Poland want their country to seek reparations from Germany for the Second World War,…
Polish state TV deletes article fact-checking “misleading” claims by PM
Poland’s state broadcaster, TVP, has deleted an article from its website that found Prime Minister Donald Tusk to have…