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European Conservatives and Reformists European Union Hungary Commentary Poland
1M AGOEuropean Conservatives and Reformists European Union Hungary Commentary Poland

Hungarian and European conservatives must learn from Tusk’s authoritarian rule in Poland

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
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Election Jarosław Kaczyński PiS News Poland
1M AGOElection Jarosław Kaczyński PiS News Poland

Polish conservatives are in huge trouble, and PiS party leader Kaczyński is to blame, says leading intellectual

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
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Alexei Navalny Russia Vladimir Putin Commentary Poland
1M AGOAlexei Navalny Russia Vladimir Putin Commentary Poland

Liberals are shedding crocodile tears over Navalny’s death

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
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Andrzej Duda Biden Donald Tusk USA News Poland
1M AGOAndrzej Duda Biden Donald Tusk USA News Poland

Tusk and Duda’s White House invitation is an attempt to calm political situation in Poland

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
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Maciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński parliament PiS News Poland
2M AGOMaciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński parliament PiS News Poland

Polish conservative MPs confronted and pushed back by armed parliamentary guards

According to Law and Justice (PiS) MP Dariusz Matecki, the two MPs, Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, who on Wednesday were stopped from entering the parliamentary building on the orders of the speaker of parliament, have every right to be there and the sight of them being stopped by armed parliamentary guards was shameful
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Border crossings EU Farmer protest General Strike Ukraine News Poland
2M AGOBorder crossings EU Farmer protest General Strike Ukraine News Poland

‘Our patience has run out’ – Polish farmers announce nationwide strike in protest against EU agricultural policies, all Ukraine border crossings targeted

Polish farmers have declared a nationwide strike, intending to blockade all border crossings with Ukraine, in response to what they describe as a catastrophic impact of EU policies
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Domnald Tusk Left-liberal government society survey News Poland
2M AGODomnald Tusk Left-liberal government society survey News Poland

Survey reveals Poles’ frustration and fear over current situation in the country

A recent study by the Center for Public Opinion Research (CBOS) highlights a prevailing sense of irritation, nervousness and fear among Poles regarding the country's current state, casting a shadow over the government's public perception
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EU Jarosław Kaczyński Mateusz Morawiecki Rule fo law Commentary Poland
2M AGOEU Jarosław Kaczyński Mateusz Morawiecki Rule fo law Commentary Poland

Poland’s rule of law battle with the EU: A grand farce?

Jarosław Kaczyński's recent assertion that the EU's fight for rule of law in Poland is "nothing but a grand comedy" has sparked both controversy and a moment of harsh truth, writes Paweł Lisicki, editor of the conservative Do Rzeczy weekly
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Attack on media Civic Platform Donald Tusk National Prosecutor Commentary Poland
2M AGOAttack on media Civic Platform Donald Tusk National Prosecutor Commentary Poland

Tusk’s blitzkrieg has caused shock and fear among Poland’s conservatives, reports liberal news outlet

Donald Tusk's policy is fundamentally based on one long-term assumption: Jarosław Kaczyński can never return to power, writes Andrzej Stankiewicz, deputy editor of the liberal news outlet Onet
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European Union Migrant crisis Migration News Poland
2M AGOEuropean Union Migrant crisis Migration News Poland

Tusk is preparing to green-light EU migration pact and write Brussels a blank check to reject migrant quotas, claims former deputy justice minister

Donald Tusk vowed just three weeks ago that Poland wouldn't accept a single migrant under the EU Migration Pact. What he didn't tell the public, however, is that his government is still preparing to waive through the migration reforms but will write a blank check to Brussels in exchange for refusing migrant quotas
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Auschwitz Holocaust Nazi Germany Ursula von der Leyen News Poland Trending
2M AGOAuschwitz Holocaust Nazi Germany Ursula von der Leyen News Poland Trending

EU commission corrects video claiming Auschwitz was in Poland

The European Commission's video clip for International Holocaust Day, which mentioned Auschwitz as being in Poland without providing context about the perpetrators, was corrected to include the context of German occupation after an uproar on Polish social media
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Poland map Left-liberal government PiS PO Politics State Commentary Poland
2M AGOLeft-liberal government PiS PO Politics State Commentary Poland

Tusk’s ‘clean up’ act of Polish institutions could have far worse consequences than anything done by his predecessors

The justification of "cleaning up after PiS" has become a ubiquitous mantra for the current government in Poland. Yet, instead of witnessing a cleanup, we are plunged into unprecedented chaos, writes conservative columnist Łukasz Warzecha
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Jarosław Kaczyński Maciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński PiS prison Torture News Poland
2M AGOJarosław Kaczyński Maciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński PiS prison Torture News Poland

‘He had been tortured’ – Kaczyński accuses Tusk of personally ordering hunger-striking MP to be force-fed, calls for new government

According to Mariusz Kamiński, the PiS MP who was on a hunger strike, on the last day of his prison sentence he was strapped to a bed and an extremely painful attempt was made to force a feeding tube up his nose
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Maciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński PiS prison Release News Poland
2M AGOMaciej Wąsik Mariusz Kamiński PiS prison Release News Poland

‘Honor and glory to the heroes’ – Former Polish PiS ministers released from prison following second presidential pardon

On Tuesday evening, former Polish ministers Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were released from prison after President Andrzej Duda granted them a pardon, sparking significant public and political reactions
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Donald Tusk KO Left Local Elections Third Way News Poland
2M AGODonald Tusk KO Left Local Elections Third Way News Poland

Poland: Tusk’s desire for single list of left-liberal coalition in local elections rejected, 2 blocks likely

Polish PM Donald Tusk has made it clear he would like all the parties that make up his governing coalition to form one list in the local elections, but this will be thwarted by the parties that make up the Third Way electoral alliance
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Attack Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz Left-liberal government Marek Markiewicz Media News Poland
2M AGOAttack Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz Left-liberal government Marek Markiewicz Media News Poland

Polish public media is being destroyed ‘like a police baton hitting a crystal vase’, says former head of the National Broadcasting Council

Polish courts have ruled that the culture minister’s decision to liquidate public media was invalid, but he refuses to accept that verdict, meaning he is breaking the law, argues senior lawyer and former head of the National Media Council Marek Markiewicz
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