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Polish embassy to Biden: "No LGBT-free zones exist in Poland"
On Monday, Joe Biden has taken to Twitter to condemn Poland's "LGBT-free zones". Answering the presidential hopeful, the Polish embassy in Washington D.C. wrote that the assertion in his tweet "is...
22-09-2020 13:29 -
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Joe Biden slams Poland's "LGBT-free zones"
In a Twitter post on Monday, the Democratic nominee and leading presidential candidate, Joe Biden, denounced the homophobic declarations and resolutions adopted by local governments in Poland.
22-09-2020 09:56 -
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Big money likes silence. Dirty money depends on it [OPINION]
Up until now, whenever the topic of international money laundering in our region came up, it was mostly in connection with the Baltic States. As our most recent investigation shows, however, Poland...
21-09-2020 20:27 -
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Government to subsidize a homophobic organization founded by the controversial priest Tadeusz Rydzyk
According to the investigative news portal Oko.press, within the next two years, the Lux Veritatis Foundation, run by the controversial priest-turned-businessman Tadeusz Rydzyk, is to receive...
21-09-2020 14:38 -
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Ziobro-Kaczyński feud escalates, pushing the ruling camp towards an unprecedented crisis
The Law and Justice party is on a collision course with Zbigniew Ziobro, the Minister of Justice and the leader of a fringe governmental coalition party. The stakes are high: the demise of the...
19-09-2020 15:25 -
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Polish government might seek to suppress compensation claims for lockdown losses
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wants the Constitutional Tribunal to review a law allowing business owners to seek compensation for losses suffered due to the government-imposed lockdown. Legal...
18-09-2020 12:34 -
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US Senators express their concern over the rise of anti-Semitic discourse in Poland
In their letter addressed to the Polish head of state, co-chairs of the United States Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism call on President Andrzej Duda to "condemn anti-Semitism...
18-09-2020 09:17 -
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European Parliament condemns Poland for breaching the rule of law
MEPs urge the EU to use the disciplinary procedure under Art. 7 against Poland to its full potential. They also call on the European Commission to make full use of all available tools, including...
17-09-2020 20:32 -
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Ban on gender studies? A government minister wants to go after universities that "promote LGBT ideology"
Members of the radical government faction led by the Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, want to ban "LGBT ideology" from schools and universities. Warsaw university professors are appalled. It...
17-09-2020 15:12 -
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Poles working abroad might soon need to pay their taxes in Poland. Details on affected countries, tax rates, and timelines
The Ministry of Finance is reaching into the pockets of Poles working abroad. Entering into effect on January 1, 2021, the new draft bill will force as many as 67.000 Polish citizens to pay their...
16-09-2020 15:45 -
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Flight ban - updated list of destinations. France is off limits, but several other countries are opening up again
The newly updated regulation on international passenger air traffic mentions 30 destinations affected by a flight ban. France might be one of them.
16-09-2020 08:28 -
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European Parliament discusses the rule of law and "LGBTI-free zones" in Poland
On Monday, the European Parliament discussed a report prepared by the Civil Liberties Committee on the breaches of the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. The discrimination of sexual...
15-09-2020 12:40 -
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Polish government eyes fiscal policy changes. Additional social security contributions and more
Facing a heavy budget deficit, the Polish government is looking at ways to reshape its fiscal policy. Starting next year, paying social security contributions will be mandatory for all civil law...
14-09-2020 13:37 -
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Polish government boycotts EU vehicle regulation. Result? Lower safety standards and higher emissions
Following the Volkswagen emission scandal, the European Union has undertaken legal steps to ensure that all of its member states implement higher approval standards for motor vehicles so that meet...
11-09-2020 19:01 -
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Former Polish Ambassadors to Joe Biden: We hope that your victory will halt the wave of populism
We know that you want to restore America's leadership, but in this best sense, as a leader of freedom and democracy, not just a guardian of its own interests. We believe that it is possible to...
11-09-2020 11:56 -
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Many teachers are on the verge of a mental breakdown. Unions urge for greater psychological support
- I've asked my husband whether he prefers me to be healthy but unemployed, or working but sick. If it's not the coronavirus that gets me, it'll definitely be a mental breakdown - says a teacher at...
11-09-2020 11:28 -
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"Women shall not wear anything that pertains to a man". A nationalist-catholic billboard campaign in Warsaw
A billboard featuring a verse from the Old Testament appeared near Górczewska street in the western city district of Warsaw. It is part of a new campaign initiated by a nationalist organization that...
10-09-2020 12:51 -
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Ministry of Finance wants thousands of Poles working abroad to pay their taxes at home
In a desperate attempt to find additional funds, the Ministry of Finance is now looking into the pockets of Poles who are working abroad. A new legislative project might force them to pay taxes in...
10-09-2020 09:53 -
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A free Belarus is a woman. Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel prize laureate, sends a message of solidarity with opposition leaders in Belarus
In my country, in many countries of the former Eastern bloc, for a long time, heroism was a domain reserved mostly for men. Or, at least, this is the history that has been written down. But today, a...
09-09-2020 18:22 -
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New report on the availability of abortion in Poland. Women's rights organization: it's an example of structural violence
New data has just been made available on the number of legally performed abortion procedures in Poland for the year 2019. - Contrary to its domestic and international commitments, for many years now,...
09-09-2020 14:02 -
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Billboard evangelism. Polish Americans buy billboard space in major cities around Poland to spread Christian messages
Billboards with the image of Christ the King and a message saying "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" appeared in twelve major cities around Poland. It turns out they are part of an "evangelization"...
09-09-2020 08:42 -
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Polish therapists and psychologists speak out against "conversion" therapy [OPEN LETTER]
We object to the ideas promoted under the guise of conversion therapy, no matter the form or name such therapy is given ("curing homosexuality", "helping people regain their natural sexual...
08-09-2020 15:44 -
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Kaczyński: remove the judges, repeal their decisions [OPINION]
Kaczyński's ruthless verbal attack on judges and courts only proves that the ruling camp won't stop until it has full and unrestrained power over the Polish judicial branch.
07-09-2020 17:37 -
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Polish ambassador to Iceland calls his German counterpart a "faggot" and bullies his staff for attending a pride parade
The Polish ambassador to Iceland, Gerard Pokruszyński, called his German counterpart in Reykjavik a "faggot". When one of the embassy employees posted pictures from a Pride Parade on her private...
07-09-2020 14:33 -
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The European Parliament is not giving up on Poland's democratic future
If the European Parliament succeeds in bringing about stronger protection of the rule of law in the Union, the Law and Justice party will not be able to consolidate power as it intends. It will not...
04-09-2020 15:01 -
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Government unveils its new, "smart" coronavirus response strategy. What is going to change?
The Minister of Health unveiled Poland's coronavirus response strategy for autumn. There will be more mobile sample collection points and more hospitals prepared to take care of infected patients.
04-09-2020 12:58 -
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The Minister of Justice enjoys special protection, including a designated no-fly zone over his private estate
To protect the Minister of Justice from a potential threat of an attempted assassination, a no-fly zone has been designated within a 600m radius of his private residence.
03-09-2020 16:43 -
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Polish Minister of Education believes schools should teach that Lech Wałęsa was a communist agent
The Lech Walesa Institute announced legal steps to be taken against Dariusz Piontkowski, the Minister of National Education, who stated that schools should teach that Wałęsa was a communist agent.
02-09-2020 18:17 -
There is no freedom without solidarity
