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…
Right aims, wrong methods: public media takeover shows dangers for new Polish government
By Stanley Bill Poland’s new coalition government has wasted no time getting on with perhaps the central item on…
Constitutional court judge questions legality of government after ministers used feminine titles in oath
A constitutional court judge, Mariusz Muszyński, has questioned the legality of the new Polish government because two of its…
Church admonishes priest who said “Jews are taking over Poland” and praised anti-Hanukkah MP
A Polish bishop has admonished a priest who used his church’s website to claim that “Jews are taking over…
Former ruling party holds sit-in at state TV as new government takes control of public media
Controversy has erupted around Poland’s public media, with members of the conservative former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party…
Former PiS ministers given jail sentences in abuse of power case
Mariusz Kamiński, who served as interior minister in Poland’s former Law and Justice (PiS) government, and one of his…