News from Poland

In Francis' Vision for the Church, Europe is a Thing of the Past. Nothing He Said About the War Was Accidental

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Mirosław Czech

Neither his words about the "poor Russian troops", nor that "we are all guilty", nor Darya Dugina's "innocence". These are merely excerpts from a discussion in absentia with the Russian Orthodox...
03.10.2022 | 16:44
Political Revolving Door Raises Questions About Contentious Polish-Hungarian Oil Company Deal

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Dominika Wielowieyska

The PR agency of former PiS spokesman Adam Hofman received EUR 10,000 a month to help the Hungarian energy company MOL acquire over 400 Lotos-owned filling stations. According to our information, the...
30.09.2022 | 14:04
Joanna Krawczyk's 2022 Golden Pen of Freedom Award Acceptance Speech

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Redakcja Wyborczej

"The Golden Pen of Freedom Award, which I am proudly accepting today on behalf of the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation - and on behalf of its beneficiaries, supporters, and friends - proves that the "no...
29.09.2022 | 15:09
Gazeta Wyborcza and its Foundation Receive the Prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom Award

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Piotr Stasiński

On Wednesday, the World Association of News Publishers awarded Gazeta Wyborcza and the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation with the prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom. The award is given to individuals,...
29.09.2022 | 14:56
Poland's Former Defense Minister Thanks the US for Attacking Nord Stream Pipelines. Russian Officials Respond

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Paweł Wroński

Responding to a Tweet by MEP Radosław Sikorski in which he credited the United States with attacking the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russian MFA Spokesperson Maria Zakharova asked whether his...
28.09.2022 | 12:43
Poland's Next Parliamentary Election Could be a Bumpy Ride [OPINION]

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Peadar De Burca

Petrified of the current polling stats, Jarosław Kaczyński is prepping his supporters for an election victory by non-democratic means.
26.09.2022 | 13:16
Pro-Russian Propaganda is Still Rife in the Polish Media Sphere. The Opposition Wants to Know Why

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Aleksandra Lewińska

After more than 200 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, access to the website of the Kremlin's main propaganda mouthpiece- the Russian News Agency TASS, remains unrestricted in Poland. The...
19.09.2022 | 13:06
Donald Tusk Urges Germany to Ramp Up Support for Ukraine, Calls for Reparations Over World War II

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Jakub Kibitlewski

"If the sense of guilt and responsibility for World War II should oblige Germans to do anything today, it is first and foremost to commit themselves unequivocally and fully to stand on the side of...
16.09.2022 | 10:28
The Big Lie: Poland's Former Minister of Defense Forged Evidence to Support the Smoleńsk Assassination Theory

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Wojciech Czuchnowski

A bombshell report by TVN24 revealed that the special subcommittee led by Poland's former Minister of Defense Antoni Macierewicz tampered with evidence from American aviation experts to prove that...
15.09.2022 | 14:28
Are We in the West Really Preparedfor a Ukrainian Victory? [APPLEBAUM]

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Anne Applebaum

The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin.
14.09.2022 | 16:52
Every New Smartphone in Poland Might Soon Come with a Pre-Installed Government App

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Rafał Pikuła

Poland's ruling camp is toying with the idea of making it mandatory for electronics retailers to equip every smartphone with a government threat-alert app. Critics are raising concerns about privacy...
12.09.2022 | 17:25
A Lesson in Hate: Poland's Catholic Fundamentalists Launch Homophobic Back-to-School Campaign

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Dominika Wantuch, Jakub Kibitlewski

Taking cues from the playbook of the American right, Poland's most notorious catholic fundamentalist organization Ordo Iuris has recently issued a guide instructing parents on how to "protect" their...
11.09.2022 | 09:57
Polish Journalist Faces Charges After Requesting and Publishing Police Information

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Ewa Furtak

Mirosław Jamro, a journalist from Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland, is under criminal investigation after publishing information obtained from the local police. According to the prosecutor, by doing...
09.09.2022 | 13:39
Polish PM Signals a Return to Close Cooperation with Hungary

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Wojciech Czuchnowski

After a brief falling out over Viktor Orbán's apologetic attitude toward the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland and Hungary are back to pursuing close bi- and multilateral cooperation, Polish PM has...
07.09.2022 | 16:55
Head of Poland's State Television Abruptly Dismissed

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Agata Kondzińska, Agnieszka Kublik

On Monday, Poland's National Media Council suddenly decided to dismiss Jacek Kurski from his position as the head of state television TVP. Speculations abound as to his role in the upcoming...
06.09.2022 | 12:51
Poland's Minister of Justice Calls the Opposition a German Fifth Column

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Wojciech Czuchnowski

In a radio interview on Saturday, Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro linked the blocking of Poland's National Recovery and Resilience Plan to his party's claims for war...
05.09.2022 | 12:09
Polish Government Demands 1.3 Trillion Euro in War Reparations from Germany

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Paweł Wroński

On the 83rd anniversary of the outbreak of WWII, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party announced that Poland will seek reparations from Germany for the losses it caused to the country...
02.09.2022 | 16:02
Piotr Jacoń Gives Moving Speech on LGBTQ Rights at Freedom of Speech Award Ceremony

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Grzegorz Szaro

The 2022 Freedom of Speech Award in the "media" category was awarded to journalist Piotr Jacoń- privately, the father of a transgender child. In his acceptance speech, he urged the opposition parties...
01.09.2022 | 10:59
Former First Lady Compares PiS to Communist Regime on Solidarity's 42nd Anniversary

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Maciej Sandecki

The leader of Solidarity and former president Lech Wałęsa had to skip this year's anniversary celebrations of the August Agreements due to his poor health. Stepping in for him, his wife Danuta,...
31.08.2022 | 16:29
PiS Failed in the Most Basic of Tasks: a Duty of Care to All Citizens [OPINION]

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Peadar De Burca

The lurking suspicion surrounding the Oder-disaster mystery is that the natural world, as ever, must absorb the venality of the kind of Pole who believes in the manifest destiny of GET RICH QUICK.
30.08.2022 | 13:14
European Judges Challenge EU Decision to Greenlight Poland's Recovery Plan

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Tomasz Bielecki, Bruksela, Deutsche Welle

On Sunday, four European judges' associations sued the EU Council over its decision to unblock funds for Poland. They argue that the "milestones" specified in Poland's recovery and resilience plan...
29.08.2022 | 09:36
Another Crisis in Polish-Jewish Relations is on the Horizon [OPINION]

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Victor Markowicz

None of the West European countries that collaborated with the Nazi occupiers has been held adequately accountable for the past. But Poland is the only country that's trying to rewrite history by...
26.08.2022 | 10:05
Masked Thugs Attack Activists Occupying Primeval Forest in Masuria

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Tomasz Kurs

On Monday, a group of aggressive masked men tried to intimidate environmental activists protesting excessive logging in the Borecka primeval forest in north-eastern Poland.
25.08.2022 | 14:44
61 Percent of Poles Think Government is Doing a Bad Job Running the Country

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Jakub Wencel

Polish citizens are increasingly unhappy with their government. According to a recent Kantar public opinion poll, 61 percent of respondents believe PM Morawiecki's government is doing a bad job...
24.08.2022 | 13:24
PiS MEP Says Poland Should Walk Away from Recovery Fund Talks with Brussels

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Tomasz Nyczka

Asked about the state of Poland's National Recovery Plan negotiations with Brussels, the Law and Justice party MEP Zdzisław Krasnodębski said that Poland should "walk away from the negotiating table...
22.08.2022 | 14:50
Oder River Environmental Disaster [TIMELINE + MAP]

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Zuza Nazaruk, Katarzyna Korzeniowska

Dead fish were first spotted on the Oder River in Oława at the end of July. A wave of contaminated water passed Wrocław, then flowed through Lubuskie province, and on August 12th has already reached...
21.08.2022 | 21:00
So Last Century: In New Textbooks, Poland's Ministry of Education Revives Old Moral Panic Over Rock Music

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Roman Imielski

The times they might be a-changin' but the allegedly demoralizing influence of rock music on the youth remains a real concern among Polish conservatives. At least that's the idea one gets when...
18.08.2022 | 13:57
500 Days of Andrzej Poczobut's Belarus Imprisonment

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Bartosz T. Wieliński

The Belarusian KGB arrested Wyborcza's long-time foreign correspondent Andrzej Poczobut in March 2021. As he spends his 500th day in prison, we once again urge international organizations and...
17.08.2022 | 10:27

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