News from Poland

Wyborcza's Editor-in-Chief Wins Prestigious Gilel Storch Award

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Mikołaj Chrzan

On Monday, "Wyborcza's" editor-in-chief Adam Michnik received the Gilel Storch Award, joining a list of distinguished previous laureates such as the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,...
12.05.2022 | 18:35
How Poland is Turning into Europe's Garbage Dump [FEATURE ARTICLE]

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Marius Münstermann, Michael Billig

Illegal waste imports are booming. Tens of thousands of tons of trash from Germany and other Western European countries are pilling up all across Poland. An investigation into one of such illegal...
11.05.2022 | 11:56
Russian Ambassador Doused in Red Paint While Trying to Lay Flowers at a Monument Commemorating Soviet Soldiers

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Russian Ambassador Sergei Andreyev did not lay flowers at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Warsaw, as he had planned, after protesters blocked the access to the monument. It did not end there - one...
10.05.2022 | 14:24
What is Polishness? [Peadar de Burca]

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Peadar De Burca

There are a lot of things I find admirable about Poland and Polishness. Sure, yes, some aspects can be unappealing, especially if you are open-minded and inclusive, and yet it is hard not be charmed...
09.05.2022 | 12:15
Polish Proficiency Certificate: Thousands of Foreigners Struggle to Register for Mandatory State Exam

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Violetta Szostak

Foreigners who wish to work in Poland or become Polish citizens are formally required to prove their language proficiency. It turns out, however, that the language itself is not the main problem....
06.05.2022 | 16:24
War in Ukraine is No Excuse to Forget About Poland's Rule of Law Breakdown, say MEPs

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Tomasz Bielecki, Bruksela, Deutsche Welle

Discussing the state of Article 7 proceedings against Poland and Hungary, on Tuesday, MEPs argued that Poland's tremendous show of solidarity with the people of Ukraine should not be an excuse for...
05.05.2022 | 15:15
Andrzej Poczobut Transferred to a Prison in Minsk

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Bartosz T. Wieliński

More than 400 days have passed since "Wyborcza's" foreign correspondent Andrzej Poczobut had been arrested by the Belarusian regime. According to Mr. Poczobut's family, he has now been transferred to...
04.05.2022 | 14:33
The End of the Free Press is the Beginning of Wars [OPINION]

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Artykuł Redakcyjny

Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown us how far the dissolution of democratic institutions and the suffocation of the free press can go. Autocrats without public control exercised through...
03.05.2022 | 09:40
Polish Authorities Seek Charges Against Prosecutor Over a Satire Poster Depicting Kaczyński

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Piotr Żytnicki

A special division of Poland's politicized National Prosecutor's Office is seeking charges against a prosecutor from Poznań for allegedly insulting the leader of the Law and Justice party Jarosław...
29.04.2022 | 11:56
Poland Braces for Mass Flight Cancellations Amid Row Between Government and Air Traffic Controllers

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Jarosław Osowski

Due to the still unresolved conflict between the Polish government and air traffic controllers, starting May 1, Poland could see a drastic reduction in flights to and from Warsaw. Thousands of...
27.04.2022 | 20:08
Russia's Energy Giant Gazprom Shuts Off Gas Supplies to Poland

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Andrzej Kublik

Gazprom announced it will halt gas deliveries to Poland along the Yamal pipeline as soon as Wednesday morning. Russia is suspending the contract with Poland's state-controlled energy company PGNiG...
27.04.2022 | 10:34
Morawiecki's "StopRussiaNow!" Campaign is Just Another PR Gimmick [OPINION]

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Roman Imielski

The Polish government is wasting money on a half-witted propaganda campaign, instead of using it to support humanitarian aid organizations helping Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country.
25.04.2022 | 09:35
Warsaw is Eager to Get the EU Recovery Cash. It Should Recognize the Authority of the EU Chief Prosecutor First

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Ewa Ivanova

Polish prosecutors are unable to effectively prosecute crimes against the EU's financial interests when people associated with the Law and Justice party are involved. Therefore, a condition of...
22.04.2022 | 11:23
Too Little, Too Late: Why the West is not Doing Enough to Help Ukraine [OPINION]

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Wojciech Maziarski

While it would be unfair to say that the West has completely failed to respond to the challenges of the moment and left Kyiv with no aid whatsoever, the Western response has so far been rather...
22.04.2022 | 10:37
President Duda Signs Ban on Removing Pope Monuments and Changing Street Names

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Michał Wojtczuk

While many Poles were preoccupied with holiday celebrations, last Friday, President Duda has quietly signed a bill that prohibits the renaming of streets commemorating controversial historical...
20.04.2022 | 13:31
Liberation Without Victory [ZELENSKY INTERVIEW]

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Anne Applebaum, Jeffrey Goldberg

Volodymyr Zelensky: "When some leaders ask me what weapons I need, I need a moment to calm myself, because I already told them the week before".
19.04.2022 | 15:42
Made in the Ghetto. Warsaw Shows to the World the Testimonies From the Underground Archive of the Ghetto

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Alicja Gardulska, Igor Nazaruk, Katarzyna Szczepańska, Michał Szyszka, Marcin Urban

On the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, we recall the testimonies of the residents of the Ghetto. There were some people in there who documented every day of their...
19.04.2022 | 09:02
Bread for Bucha: A Polish Baker Went to Ukraine to Bake Bread for Local Civilians and Soldiers

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Tomasz Nyczka

Jacek Polewski, a baker and owner of the "Czarny chleb" bakery in Poznań, decided to travel to Bucha to bake bread for local civilians and soldiers. He also wants to help rebuild a local bakery that...
15.04.2022 | 15:30
PiS is Deliberately Turning the Smoleńsk Tragedy into a Farce [OPINION]

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Dominika Wielowieyska, Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz

Not a single member of Poland's ruling camp is taking Antoni Macierewicz's and Jarosław Kaczyński's conspiracy theories about the Smoleńsk air disaster seriously. These absurd allegations are simply...
14.04.2022 | 13:06
"Welcome to Guantánamo!": Amnesty International Releases a Chilling Report on the Situation at Poland's Border with Belarus

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Maciej Chołodowski

On Monday, Amnesty International released a new chilling report about the "illegal pushbacks, arbitrary detention, and inhumane detention conditions" of refugees and migrants at the Poland-Belarus...
13.04.2022 | 12:25
Poland Sides with Tech Giants by Blocking EU Deal on Global Corporate Tax

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Hubert Orzechowski

Shortly after a meeting between PM Morawiecki and the CEO of Google, Poland announced that it will block the EU's plan to make the world's biggest digital platform companies pay their fair share of...
12.04.2022 | 17:43
Poland's Radical Nationalists to Receive Thousands in Grants from the Ukrainian Refugee Relief Fund

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Martyna Śmigiel

Known for its openly xenophobic and anti-migrant attitude, a Polish organization associated with the former leader of the National Radical Camp Robert Bąkiewicz will receive over PLN 250.000 from a...
11.04.2022 | 14:36
If We Don't Support Ukraine, Putin's Aggression Will Continue in Other Countries [OPINION]

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Peadar De Burca

Morally and logically, we have to do everything within our power to stop Ukrainians innocents being slaughtered is the cause we should all be advocating otherwise we are rewarding Russian aggression...
11.04.2022 | 11:50
Ukrainian Women Who Fled War Report Ever More Cases of Rape by Russian Troops, Polish Women's Rights Activist Says

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Natalia Waloch

Each day of the war in Ukraine brings to light new evidence confirming that Russian troops are regularly committing acts of sexual violence against Ukrainian women. Ever more accounts of rape...
08.04.2022 | 15:13
Warsaw Remains Loyal to Budapest, Hopes Orbán's Policy Regarding Ukraine will "Undergo Certain Modifications"

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Weronika Walenciak

The Polish ruling camp has no intention to end its political friendship with Viktor Orbán. Despite the fact that after winning the elections, the Hungarian prime minister immediately mocked the...
07.04.2022 | 10:53
Putin's Invasion is Used by the Ruling Camp to Limit Media Freedom in Poland

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Towarzystwo Dziennikarskie

Before the 2023 elections, nearly 2 million households with old TV sets and antennas will lose access to the news programs of private, independent TV broadcasters (TVN and Polsat), unless they...
07.04.2022 | 10:48
"We Thought Poland Was a Country Where Human Rights are Respected": Feature Story from the Poland-Belarus Border

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Michalina Bednarek

The situation on the Poland-Belarus border remains unchanged: refugees and activists who help them face increased persecution and are forced to play "hide and seek" with the authorities. Wyborcza's...
06.04.2022 | 16:21
Calling for Tougher Sanctions on Russia, Polish PM Criticizes Germany and Defends Hungary

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Agata Kondzińska

Responding to reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha, on Monday, Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki called on EU leaders to implement actions that will "finally break Putin's war machine". At the same...
05.04.2022 | 15:14

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