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The saga over German ambassador comes to an end, but the bitter taste remains
The diplomatic dispute that the Law and Justice government unleashed around the candidacy of Arndt Freitag von Loringhoven for the new German ambassador hit Poland's already badly damaged reputation...
01-09-2020 11:48 -
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Deconcentration is just another word for censorship. US ambassador defends Polish independent media and warns about a bad climate for American investments
Pluralism in the Polish media already exists. Forced fragmentation of the media will limit freedom of speech because only State-owned and small outlets will survive- the US ambassador to Poland,...
31-08-2020 18:46 -
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Zbigniew Ziobro's endgame? Destination Polexit
Fighting LGBT is just a set-up. In reality, it is actually a gambit that might lead to Poland leaving the European Union. This needs to be understood by those who explain the recent actions of the...
28-08-2020 13:24 -
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Poland is blocking the arrival of the new German ambassador over his father's wartime past
Despite the unprecedented crisis in Belarus, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has still not agreed to the arrival of the new German ambassador to Warsaw. When Jarosław Kaczyński found out that...
28-08-2020 13:18 -
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Poland extends travel ban on flights from 46 countries. The list includes popular holiday destinations
Croatia, Spain and France. Visitors from these and 43 other countries will soon be banned from flying to Poland. However, because the list also includes many popular tourist destinations, the new ban...
28-08-2020 11:51 -
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Law and Justice picks Zbigniew Rau to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Who is Poland's new chief diplomat?
He entered the parliament running on a homophobic platform, which, according to many Law and Justice politicians, caused him more harm than good. As a governor, he was an avid supporter of the ruling...
27-08-2020 15:44 -
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Preventive confiscation of assets. Minister of Justice gets a green light to proceed with a controversial new bill
The Ministry of Justice has no intention of pulling back from a controversial legislative project, even though Poland's biggest employers' organizations warn that its provisions "are incompatible...
25-08-2020 14:08 -
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1,200 judges under assault? The ruling camp wants to punish all judges who signed an open letter to the OSCE
Disciplinary officer Przemyslaw Radzik demands that 1.2 thousand judges from across the country who asked the OSCE to monitor the presidential election in Poland face disciplinary investigations....
25-08-2020 12:17 -
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U.S. troops in Poland will have privileges but no legal immunity. Details of the newly signed defense cooperation agreement
Under the new U.S. - Poland enhanced defense cooperation agreement, Poland commits itself to providing military infrastructure capable of hosting some 12.000 soldiers. Additionally, American troops...
24-08-2020 17:15 -
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The Minister of Health resigns just as the second wave of coronavirus is approaching Poland
Welcome to the weekly Newsletter of Wyborcza in English. This week saw the unexpected departure of Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski, who resigned on Tuesday.
21-08-2020 16:02 -
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The ruling camp is bleeding the local governments dry through education expenditures
According to the Ministry of National Education, local governments are to pay for everything: the reform of education, wage increases for teachers, and now also for the preparing schools to deal with...
21-08-2020 15:48 -
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Prime Minister Morawiecki's cabinet reshuffle: changes in the ministry of health and the ministry of foreign affairs
Adam Niedzielski will be in charge of the health ministry and Zbigniew Rau will be Poland's new chief diplomat
21-08-2020 11:43 -
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Minister of Justice rewards homophobia. Having lost EU funds over its discriminatory policies, an "LGBT free" district will now be generously compensated by the ministry
Ministry of Justice will grant PLN 250.000 to the district of Tuchów- one of the Polish municipalities which had declared themselves "LGBT free zones". After the European Commission cut its funding...
20-08-2020 19:35 -
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Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski has resigned. The questions over his management of the coronavirus-related procurement remain
- My resignation has nothing to do with any investigation - assured with a smile the departing Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski. The day before, his deputy in charge of public procurement resigned...
19-08-2020 18:01 -
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Independent media hindered the ruling camp's money grab plans. No wonder it wants to crush them [opinion]
If Law and Justice had its way and the only media in Poland would be those fully dependent on the ruling camp, the public opinion would not learn in time about its sneaky money grab and therefore...
18-08-2020 13:19 -
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"Heniek liked to like people". In memory of Henryk Wujec (1940 - 2020)
The death of Henryk Wujec means that there will be less goodness, honesty, and kindness towards others in our lives.
18-08-2020 11:28 -
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LGBT+ Community in Poland: a Letter of Solidarity and Protest
Homophobic aggression in Poland is growing because it is condoned by the ruling party, which has chosen sexual minorities as a scapegoat with no regard for the safety and well-being of citizens. We...
17-08-2020 13:47 -
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The ruling camp is waging a war on the LGBT+ communities
Welcome to the weekly Newsletter of Wyborcza in English. The Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro is escalating the conflict over LGBT+ rights in a cynical effort to score political capital and gain...
14-08-2020 20:35 -
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Foreign correspondents are being targeted by Belarussian state forces [an appeal]
Belarusian forces are entering the hotels where Western journalists are staying.
14-08-2020 20:26 -
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Ministry of Education passes full responsibility for reopening schools on to principals and local governments
According to new regulations announced by the Ministry of Education, in most cases, the full responsibility for reopening schools amid the epidemic will fall on school principals and local...
14-08-2020 13:10 -
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The ruling camp is targeting media outlets owned by German publishers
"After deconcentration, the power of these media outlets which currently act with impudence will be limited." - Joanna Lichocka, a high ranked Law and Justice MP, announced during an interview with...
14-08-2020 12:00 -
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Ziobro is acting like a self-appointed Prime Minister. Within the Polish government, the tail is wagging the dog
The Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro is escalating the conflict over LGBT+ rights and wants to be at its centre. This conscious effort is part of his political game. By this I do not mean that the...
14-08-2020 10:38 -
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Torn by violent protests, Belarus nears a tipping point. The West, meanwhile, chose to support the status quo
Belarus has changed. From now on, nothing will ever be the same there. If President Aleksandr Lukashenko remains in power, we should expect mass repressions. Unfortunately, however, the position of...
13-08-2020 12:25 -
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The power of words - when does a protest become a riot and a hooligan turns into a patriot?
All people in Poland are equal before the law. This sentence is unfortunately not true. The events of last weekend offered a stark reminder of that sad reality.
12-08-2020 17:24 -
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Citing the right to public information, lawyers demand the justification for a pre-trial arrest of an LGBT activist
The decision on Margot's provisional detention should be accessible to everyone since, according to lawyers, it constitutes public information. However, the president of the Warsaw district court...
11-08-2020 12:51 -
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Ministry of Health suspected of mismanaging public funds. Prosecutor's office launches an investigation
The Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has opened an investigating on the purchase of ventilators and masks by the Ministry of Health- daily "Rzeczpospolita" reported on Monday. The case concerns...
11-08-2020 11:35 -
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Minister of Justice set to crack down on NGOs, announcing new foreign influence transparency law
The party of Zbigniew Ziobro, the minister of justice and attorney general, is now eyeing non-governmental organizations. Suggesting that some of them might be "agents of foreign influence", it has...
10-08-2020 14:39 -
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National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture points to serious abuses concerning LGBT activists detained by the police
Representatives of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (KMPT) talked to 33 people detained in connection with the events that took place on 7 August 2020 in Warsaw after the arrest...
10-08-2020 13:37 -
There is no freedom without solidarity
