Record number of Poles opposed to Ukraine’s EU membership
Support for Ukraine’s accession remains a majority view but has dropped from 90% after Russia’s…
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Newly sworn-in judge of Poland’s constitutional court stages boycott over blocked colleagues
Sławomir Patyra says taking part in court proceedings would violate his constitutional oath.
Read at the original source →Former Polish PM Morawiecki forms parliamentary caucus rival to PiS, deepening opposition split
Mateusz Morawiecki's allies create new Sejm group while insisting they remain members of the Law…
Read at the original source →Polish court finds regulation allowing foreign same-sex marriage registration unconstitutional
The government says it will ignore the ruling and foreign marriage certificates will continue to be…
Read at the original source →Residents oppose move to add Polish village to list of protected monuments
Ostaszów was established by Nazi Germany in 1936 as an agricultural settlement.
Read at the original source →Poland enters race to host EU-backed AI gigafactory
It is bidding to host one of seven planned AI facilities which could attract more than 10 billion…
Read at the original source →Poland asks US to extradite former minister Ziobro over criminal charges
The former minister of justice is accused of offences including leading an organised criminal group.
Read at the original source →UNESCO adds Poland’s modernist port city of Gdynia to World Heritage List
Gdynia is this year celebrating a century since it was granted city rights.
Read at the original source →Polish president obstructs windfall tax on fuel firms’ excess profits, prompting government criticism
The move blocks a revenue stream meant to offset the cost of measures taken to curb rising fuel…
Read at the original source →Poland identifies remains of legendary anti-communist resistance fighter
Mieczysław Dziemieszkiewicz, codenamed "Rój", led a unit that fought the communists for years after…
Read at the original source →Three quarters of Poles support cooperation with Ukraine against Russia despite historical dispute
However, a majority also support the decision to strip President Zelensky of Poland's highest…
Read at the original source →Poland bans chaining of dogs and cats
President Nawrocki vetoed an earlier version of the bill but has now signed a revised version into…
Read at the original source →Police and park rangers step up joint patrols in Poland’s Tatras after series of tourist offences
Authorities in the national park remind visitors that bathing in lakes and other transgressions can…
Read at the original source →Polish opposition PiS party set to split, with over 30 MPs being expelled
A group centred around former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki refused to sign a pledge of loyalty…
Read at the original source →Polish president renews bid for referendum on EU climate policy
Nawrocki's first referendum request was rejected by the Senate, but he has now proposed a new…
Read at the original source →Poland appoints new human rights commissioner
The opposition argued that Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram's ties to the current ruling coalition make her…
Read at the original source →President to swear in new judge to Poland’s disputed constitutional court
President Nawrocki, however, continues to refuse to swear in four other judges chosen by parliament.
Read at the original source →Germany deploys soldiers to Poland to help reinforce eastern borders
"United, we will prevail," wrote the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces.
Read at the original source →Poland launches first of 11 planned “community forests” around major cities
The plans aim to give residents a place for recreation and contact with nature while also reducing…
Read at the original source →Poland joins EU satellite project developing European alternative to Starlink
Warsaw has committed €656 million to the IRIS² programme.
Read at the original source →Archaeologists uncover synagogue in Warsaw Jewish cemetery destroyed by Germans in WWII
The cemetery served what was, until the Holocaust, the second-largest Jewish population of any city…
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