Poland: 4 Nigerian cyber criminals detained for defrauding elderly victims and companies
The four foreign men used a range of fraud tactics to defraud vulnerable elderly people and a number of companies, according to police
The four foreign men used a range of fraud tactics to defraud vulnerable elderly people and a number of companies, according to police
The leader of the Law and Justice (PiS) party knocked out the parliamentary committee members during Friday’s hearing in the Sejm, writes political commentator Michał Karnowski
It should come as no surprise that most of the money for the production of missiles for Ukraine is going to Germany, a country that is cheating on helping Ukraine, is permanently failing to keep its allied commitments to NATO and has helped Russia, writes journalist and expert for the Warsaw Enterprise Institute think tank, Dariusz Matuszak
According to Statistics Poland (GUS), Poland’s inflation rate in February dropped to 2.8 percent year-over-year, marking the lowest rate since March 2021
Portugal’s recent elections reveal a significant response to the EU’s Green Deal, with environmental parties failing to secure seats in parliament, a trend echoed across Europe and signaling a broader political shift, writes Polish Conservative (PiS) MEP Ryszard Czarnecki
The closure of the Turów lignite mine means Poland will lose 10,000 jobs by 2026
Poland’s PM Donald Tusk is attempting to squeeze the life out of his coalition partners in the upcoming local elections in order to dominate Polish politics
“I am a person who defends life. If someone demands an abortion, they are demanding the right to kill,” the Polish president said
As he was walking out of the White House, Polish PM Donald Tusk announced that he will attend an emergency summit of the Weimar Triangle on Friday, unleashing a flurry of speculation as to what that meeting might produce
In an exclusive interview with Remix News, Magdalena Majkowska, a lawyer for the Ordo Iuris Institute, provides an insider’s view into the police brutality and harsh legal methods deployed against farmers, including the arrest of an elderly farmer whose fingers were so worn from labor that the police device could not read his fingerprints
Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński, from Law and Justice (PiS), has accused fellow MEPs from the governing Civic Platform (PO) of hypocrisy regarding media freedom, following recent brutal actions against public media in Poland
Starting April 1, Poland will reintroduce a 5% VAT rate on basic food items, ending the temporary zero VAT rate as inflation trends down
Conflict may arise, as only the Polish president can approve or dismiss ambassadors
The current Polish government cannot erase hundreds of years of history and shared bloodshed between Hungarians and Poles, argues one Hungarian commentator who describes himself as being “obsessed” with Poland
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk were received by President Joe Biden in the White House on Tuesday, where the unwavering support of the United States for Poland was a key topic
Polish government controlled TVP has fired the head of the TV Belsat channel broadcasting in Russian and Belarusian into Belarus and cut funding in half
In a little over 15 years, the EU is to outlaw both gas and coal fires in homes, leading to a huge hike in the costs of running properties
Poland has been permitted to buy nearly 1,800 JASSM, AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles
The conflict in Ukraine has significantly reshaped the global arms trade, with Russia lagging in exports, France ascending and the US further solidifying its dominant position
A recent poll shows that 65 percent of Poles view Americans favorably, making them the most liked nation among Poles, followed closely by Italians and Czechs, while Russians face the highest disapproval
The Polish president will tell member states to ramp up their defense spending during a visit to Brussels on his way back from meeting U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington
Professor Andrzej Nowak has said that Russian imperialism will aim to take control of Germany and use it for Russia’s own ends
The Polish embassy dismissed the concerns of Polish-Americans who voiced their firm opposition to Poland’s deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky would lose to the general he fired if elections were held, which might be why Zelensky has no plans to hold elections
The “Last Generation” organization whose activists covered the Warsaw Mermaid monument with orange paint are renting an office in central Warsaw, with the rent heavily subsidized by Warsaw’s local authority
Is NATO inching closer to having troops in Ukraine?
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are investing heavily in fortifications along their borders with Belarus and Russia designed to slow down any future Russian advance into Europe
Senior Polish constitutional lawyer Prof. Ryszard Piotrowski has slammed the resolution passed by the Sejm on Wednesday as a call for rebellion against the constitution and an attempt to remove justices from their posts
The Czech Republic has decided to suspend intergovernmental consultations with Slovakia, citing differences in their responses to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
The European People’s Party (EPP), of which Donald Tusk was once leader, has extended duty-free trade with Ukraine and Moldova, just as Tusk at home is posturing to the protesting farmers that he will sway Brussels to stop the free flow of goods
The ruling left-liberal coalition will hit Poles with a big increase in food and energy while cutting beauty and cosmetic service taxes, writes Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
Police attacked peacefully protesting farmers with tear gas and batons and a leading opposition MP was hit with tear gas, but the government accused farmers of violence
The brute force against farmer protests in Poland is seen as an attempt to strip citizens of their right to express their views peacefully and safely on the streets through legal demonstrations, writes political commentator Michał Karnowski
Inflation continues to threaten Poland, which means interest rates are unlikely to fall anytime soon
Poland rocked by police brutality at farmer protest in Warsaw
Donald Tusk’s administration faces criticism for allowing party politics to hinder significant infrastructure projects like the Central Communication Port (CPK), much to the Polish public’s dismay, writes Mariusz Staniszewski for the Tygodnik Solidarność magazine
Despite the conservatives losing power, Poles are still firmly against abortion in many key scenarios, including for economic reasons or when the mother simply does not desire to have a child
Ukrainians’ contribution to Poland’s GDP is expected to grow further in the future
Emmanuel Macron’s bombshell about sending troops to Ukraine was a political gambit aimed at raising his and his country’s significance on the world stage, writes Polish commentator Marek A. Cichocki
A protest by eco-activists disrupted a classical music concert at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, sparking debate about the limits of protest at public events
Stepan Bandera’s movement was responsible for the Volhynia massacre in which tens of thousands of Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists in collaboration with Nazi Germany
The leader of the conservatives (PiS) has acknowledged that his party may in the future have to ally with others in a wider coalition under a different brand than his own
“It’s set on dismantling what was once the pride of Poland, to liquidate its achievements. But Poland deserves better,” conservative (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński said about the new left-liberal coalition government
Poland may be one of the biggest supporters of Ukraine, but Poles themselves are weary about participating directly in the war
Once more, Poland is expected to be satisfied with the crumbs from the German table
The ruling liberal coalition and PM Donald Tusk’s persistent attacks on Adam Glapiński are a disservice and grossly unfair, writes Zbigniew Kużmiuk on portal wPolityce.pl
In this exclusive interview conducted in Warsaw, Polish lawyer Jerzy Kwaśniewski, the chairman of the Polish lawyers’ association Ordo Iuris, exposes the Tusk government’s record on the rule of law after less than three months, comparing it to that of their predecessors
Journalist Michał Broniatowski, who called for the overthrow of the previous conservative government, has started his new role as head of the government-controlled English-language television channel TVP World
Poland can expect further GDP growth in 2024, according to experts
The liberal media backing the Polish government is trying to portray the farmers’ protest as being anti-Ukraine, but their protest is against the EU, not Ukraine, writes Polish commentator Rafał Woś
As for his and Tusk’s visit to the White House scheduled for March 12, he denied there were any plans for him to meet Donald Trump
Polish students will no longer learn about the Polish king who helped save Hungary from Ottoman rule
“Today’s meeting convinced me that Visegrád is alive, Visegrád is important”
No Polish government has the right to embroil the country in the Ukraine conflict, writes senior Polish political commentator Łukasz Warzecha after reports that some European states are considering such a move
Radosław Sikorski has confirmed that one of his sons from the marriage with well known U.S. journalist Anne Applebaum is presently serving in the U.S. military
The farmers also say they are not happy about the meeting with Tusk’s chief aide Jan Grabiec because “nothing concrete had materialized”
Polish farmers protesting against EU climate policies and imports of Ukrainian agricultural produce are being joined by Polish truck drivers protesting about unfair competition from Ukrainian trucking companies
Poland’s foreign minister even hinted that Poland agrees with Trump that NATO allies should spend more on defense
Ursula von Der Leyen’s promise to release all EU funds due to Poland does not automatically imply Poland will get all the money
Jarosław Kaczyński has spent his political life being told he is finished and then bouncing back to record-stunning victories, writes Tomasz Figura
GUS has reported that unemployment in Poland continues to rise
While Poland is one of the biggest military backers of Ukraine, Poles are increasingly doubtful Ukraine can prevail against Russia
Ursula von der Leyen is doing Germany’s bidding in the EU, which is why she has rewarded Donald Tusk with EU funds, despite the fact that he has deepened rather than solved Poland’s rule of law problems
Farmers protests, which last week affected border crossings with Ukraine and Czechia, have now spread to the German border
The Poznań-based tank facility will support Poland’s forthcoming Abrams main battle tanks as well as U.S. tank fleets in the region
In a reversal of earlier statements, the leader of the Conservatives (PiS), Jarosław Kaczyński, has signaled that he is ready to stay on as leader beyond 2025
Despite attempts to blame the previous conservative government, the Tusk administration is having a hard time convincing farmers that it can deal with their concerns, writes Rafał Woś on portal Salon24.pl
Poland’s new left-liberal leader is moving to crack down on Polish farmer protests, using the claim that they are supporting Putin
Donald Tusk promised to reduce the size and cost of government. In reality, he’s done the opposite
This was the week in which liberals and democrats started to hate farmers, claiming they are doing Putin’s and Kaczyński’s bidding while also owning expensive tractors, writes Wiktor Świetlik for portal Interia.pl
Poland’s status as a top investment location is increasingly shaky
According to a new opinion poll, 56 percent of Poles say they are concerned about the prospect of a NATO war with Russia
Tensions are growing at the Polish-Ukrainian border
CitizenLab researchers identified hundreds of news sites across Europe that are being infiltrated with Chinese government propaganda disguised as legitimate news stories
The right in Europe needs to sit up and take notice of what is happening in Poland and the implications of in terms of what may be tried elsewhere, writes Michał Karnowski for portal wPolityce.pl
German, Belgian, Dutch, and French farmers have joined the Polish border blockade of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn border crossing with Ukraine
The new left-liberal government is determined to begin the process of liquidating Poland’s anti-corruption agency (CBA) in March of this year
Polish conservative leadership is too old, the party had no plan B in the case of election defeat, and nearly all media is now in the hands of liberals, argues Historian Prof. Andrzej Nowak, who is blaming PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński for the ongoing disaster
The proposal to make all instances of sex without expressed consent by women an act of rape is nothing to cheer but will lead to enormous social problems, writes Łukasz Warzecha for portal Salon24.pl
The Episcopate of the Catholic Church in Poland has criticized the new government’s plans as an infringement of human rights
Navalny remains an enigma, as we still do not know enough about his view of the world and what kind of Russia he wanted, but his death marks the end of false hopes in the West that there could be an alternative Russian leader they could do business with again, writes Jakub Maciejewski for news outlet wPolityce.pl
Poland is featuring more foreign births, but this is not reversing the country’s catastrophic demographic trend
Poland’s previous conservative government treated its relationship with the United States as a priority, and it is understandable that the Americans want to ensure that Tusk’s administration will do the same, writes Warsaw University’s Jarosław Szczepański
Poland is now the most attractive country in Europe for investors, largely due to Poland’s relatively low energy prices and skilled workforce, according to Focus weekly magazine
Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is behind both Speaker of Parliament Szymon Hołownia and the former PiS PM Mateusz Morawiecki, according to the latest opinion poll on the presidential election due in 2025
Analysts had expected a drop to 4.1 percent
Events in Poland have shown that liberal democrats are more than capable of abandoning liberal democracy and adopting authoritarian methods with the help of their supporters and the establishment, writes Rafał Woś for portal Interia.pl
Czesław Siekierski was responding to a Ukrainian mayor’s description of Polish farmers blockading the Polish-Ukrainian border as “pro-Russian provocateurs”
A clear majority of Poles are in favor of continuing the construction of the planned airport and transport hub, according to a poll published in the daily Rzeczpospolita
The self-flagellation of journalists on Polish state TVP apologizing to LGBT activists for past “sins” of the public broadcaster is rather typical of the woke culture sweeping across the West, writes Goran Andrijanic for portal wPolityce.pl
MP Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, former agriculture minister and presently adviser to President Duda, has criticized the conservatives (PiS) leadership for leading the party to being a “sofa for geriatrics”
Poland’s left-liberal government retreats from Poland’s WWII-era reparations claim against Germany
Polish conservatives, as the biggest party in the ECR group, want their man to run for the EU’s top spot
President Andrzej Duda is attempting to set the agenda for the new left-liberal government
Poland wants to boost arms imports to Africa, and it is finding many willing buyers
Poles are increasingly turning against welfare for Ukrainians
Trump’s critical stance on NATO freeloaders is supported by many conservatives in Europe
By lecturing Republican senators, the Polish PM has exhibited harmful arrogance at a time when the Polish government should be doing everything it can to secure good relations with a potential Republican administration, writes Łukasz Warzecha for portal Salon24.pl
Public broadcaster TVP, which has been taken over by the Tusk government, published a poll on Feb. 10 regarding the upcoming local government elections that deliberately manipulated the figures to show the ruling party was way ahead
Over the weekend, the protesters tipped Ukrainian grain out of trucks and took samples to be examined in labs