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Polish Authorities Refuse to Launch Investigation into Cyber Attacks Targeting Prosecutor Critical of the Government
The Warsaw district prosecutor's office refuses to launch an investigation into cyber attacks targeting Ewa Wrzosek- a prosecutor critical of the Law and Justice government. Reason? She did not want...
30-12-2021 15:20 -
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Polish President Vetoes the Media Bill. Law and Justice Cannot Force a Change of Ownership of a Leading Broadcaster
During a surprise public appearance on Monday at noon, President of Poland Andrzej Duda announced his decision to veto the new media bill that would force the U.S.-based media conglomerate Discovery,...
28-12-2021 17:55 -
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EU Commission Launches Infringement Procedure Against Poland Over Ruling Questioning the Primacy of EU Law
On Wednesday, the European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Poland over a Constitutional Tribunal ruling questioning the primacy of EU law. It also expressed doubts as to the...
23-12-2021 12:10 -
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International Media Freedom Groups Urge President Duda to Veto "Lex-TVN"
"The stakes of this decision for media freedom, democracy and the rule of law in Poland are high"- international media freedom organizations urge president Duda to veto the contentious media bill...
22-12-2021 10:07 -
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World's Press Urges Polish President to Veto Media Bill
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum are alarmed at the passing of a controversial media bill in Poland, which if signed into law, will have...
22-12-2021 10:03 -
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Poland's Anti-US Media Law: What You Need to Know [FAQ]
On Friday, the Polish parliament has suddenly passed a contentious media ownership law seen as another step in the Law and Justice's efforts to tighten its grip on outlets that refuse to follow the...
21-12-2021 12:47 -
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Polish Intelligence Services Used Military-Grade Spyware to Surveil Donald Tusk's Attorney
As revealed by the Associated Press, the phone of Roman Giertych - Donald Tusk's former attorney and a high-profile government critic, has been hacked shortly before Poland's 2019 parliamentary...
21-12-2021 11:43 -
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Thousands of Protesters Across Poland Urge President to Veto Contentious Media Law
After the Polish parliament unexpectedly passed a media law targeting the country's largest US-owned private broadcast network TVN, thousands of protesters across Poland have flocked onto the streets...
20-12-2021 12:17 -
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Poland abruptly pushed through the bill forcing Discovery, Inc. to sell TVN, setting itself on the collision course with the Biden administration
In a sudden move that took opposition, experts, and its European and Trans-Atlantic allies by suprise, the Law and Justice-controlled Sejm decided to pass the dormant Lex TVN bill during the last,...
17-12-2021 18:26 -
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Polish Media Outlets Issue Joint Statement in Defense of Right to Public Information
"Taking away our right to public information is yet another step in the government's efforts to take over the media and thus further weaken the principles of a democratic state. We cannot consent to...
15-12-2021 12:51 -
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Majority of Poles Support Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Families, Survey Finds
While Poland is among only six EU member states where same-sex couples are not allowed to marry or register a civil partnership, a recent report presented by the Love Does Not Exclude association has...
15-12-2021 12:13 -
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Many of the Scholz Government's Challenges Lie to the East [GARTON ASH]
Germany's coalition agreement is very strong on the need for more European unity and respect for the rule of law. Will the new German government follow through, becoming a decisive advocate of...
14-12-2021 14:44 -
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New Chancellor Meets Old Resentments. Polish PM Receives Olaf Scholz in Warsaw, Talks of War Reparations and a "Europe of Sovereign States"
According to Poland's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, during his inaugural trip to Warsaw, Germany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz was told by PM Morawiecki that Poland...
13-12-2021 12:51 -
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Poland's Democratic Opposition and Civil Society Groups are Joining Forces to Restore the Rule of Law
Ten Polish opposition parties and seven civil society organizations have signed a joint agreement on restoring the country's rule of law. Together, they will work on a bill to help end Poland's...
10-12-2021 13:28 -
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Israel Bans Polish Intelligence Agencies from Using Its Spyware [EXCLUSIVE]
According to our sources, since September, Israeli surveillance companies have been refusing to service and support spyware used by Polish intelligence agencies. Reason? The Polish government is...
09-12-2021 14:22 -
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A Four-Year-Old Refugee Girl Goes Missing Near the Poland-Belarus Border
On Monday, a four-year-old refugee girl named Eileen went missing near the Polish village of Nowy Dwór after her parents were pushed back into Belarus by the Polish Border Guard. With temperatures...
09-12-2021 07:45 -
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Council of Europe Concerned About Poland's Effective Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights
In a letter sent to the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinović Burić has formally asked the Polish government to specify how it intends...
08-12-2021 14:30 -
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Andrzej Poczobut, Lukashenko's Political Prisoner, Named Grand Press Journalist of the Year
A long-time foreign correspondent for "Gazeta Wyborcza" and leading member of the Union of Poles in Belarus Andrzej Poczobut has been awarded Poland's most prestigious journalistic prize. He was...
08-12-2021 12:49 -
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Kaczyński Hosts Putin's Fan Club in Warsaw and Reveals His True Colors [OPINION]
By bringing together Europe's leading far-right figures in Warsaw, Poland's ruling party has for the first time positioned itself so openly as a proponent of Putin's anti-European political agenda.
06-12-2021 12:10 -
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Taking Cues from the Kremlin's Playbook, PiS Seeks to Consolidate State Control Over the Internet
Poland's government wants to control the country's internet traffic by establishing a "national operator" that would act as a proxy for private telecom companies. Similar measures are already in...
03-12-2021 15:20 -
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EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Calls on Poland's Government to Let Journalists Access Belarus Border Area
- The EU will not pay for a border wall between Poland and Belarus. It's a shame that the Polish government refuses to cooperate with Frontex. Let's hope that at least journalists will now be able to...
02-12-2021 16:39 -
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CJEU Advocate General: "EU Funds Should be Linked to Respect for Rule of Law. Poland and Hungary Have no Grounds for Opposing it"
CJEU's Advocate General advised the court to reject an appeal by Poland and Hungary against linking the access to EU funds to respect for the rule of law. The opinion is not binding and a final...
02-12-2021 13:57 -
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Bypassing Constitutional Provisions, Polish Government Extends the State of Emergency at Belarus Border
On Tuesday, President Duda signed into law a bill effectively replacing the state of emergency on Poland's eastern border with a set of equally restrictive measures. Journalists are to be allowed to...
01-12-2021 14:12 -
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We Will Not Stop Defending Gazeta Wyborcza [Statement by Adam Michnik and Jarosław Kurski]
We declare that as the management of Gazeta Wyborcza we have lost all trust in the board of directors of Agora S.A. and therefore present a motion of no confidence towards it. Our readers,...
29-11-2021 13:22 -
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Free Courts and Free Media Exist to Protect People from Abusive Governments [IUSTITIA]
Political power is always tempted to avoid restraint and accountability, but as long as journalists are free to do their jobs without outside interference, it will be kept in check- the Polish Judges...
29-11-2021 12:55 -
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In the Face of Unbridgeable Differences, "Wyborcza" Should be Allowed to Go Its Own Way [OPEN LETTER]
The unprecedented attack on the integrity of "Gazeta Wyborcza" - one of Poland's last bastions of independent journalism - is tragic news for the entire country, but also a bad example for the Polish...
29-11-2021 12:51 -
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Running a Media Outlet is not Like Running a Nuts and Bolts Factory
It is very difficult to imagine Poland without a newspaper run by Adam Michnik and his team; it is exceedingly easy, however, to imagine "Gazeta Wyborcza" without the current board of directors.
29-11-2021 12:32 -
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"It is Difficult to See the Actions of Agora S.A. as Anything Other Than an Attack on the Editorial Independence of Gazeta Wyborcza" [Institute of Public Affairs]
We are deeply concerned and increasingly disquieted by the actions taken by the board of directors of Agora S.A. towards Gazeta Wyborcza. The behavior of the board of directors is particularly...
29-11-2021 12:27 -
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