Mateusz Morawiecki New governement Polish opposition News Poland

Historic first for Poland as conservative government appoints majority female ministers — but this new government will be gone in 2 weeks

Polish President Andrzej Duda has appointed ministers for a government headed by Mateusz Morawiecki, who has been prime minister for the last six years and is supported by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS), which lost its parliamentary majority in October’s general election.  The most striking feature of the new government is the number of […]
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European Parliament Germany Polish opposition Visa scandal Commentary Poland
2M AGOEuropean Parliament Germany Polish opposition Visa scandal Commentary Poland

‘Visa scandal’ debate in the European Parliament is an attempt to blame Poland for mass illegal migration, claims MEP

Polish MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk said the left-leaning majority in the European Parliament were attempting to discredit the Polish government ahead of this month’s election

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Confederation Donald Tusk Election campaign Polish opposition Commentary Poland
3M AGOConfederation Donald Tusk Election campaign Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Secret ‘Plan B’ of the left-liberal opposition in Poland: Alliance with right-wing Confederation Party

Donald Tusk is beginning to understand that he won’t take power in Poland on his own, so now the game is about implementing the secret “Plan B” of the opposition, writes conservative columnist Michał Karnowski

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Donald Tusk Election campaign Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland
3M AGODonald Tusk Election campaign Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Poland’s ruling conservatives are winning the most important battles as election approaches

Law and Justice (PiS) is running a substantive election campaign on serious, crucial issues, and the opposition stands no chance in these areas, writes editor of conservative Sieci magazine, Jacek Karnowski

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Donal Tusk European Commission Polish opposition Recovery Fund Referendum Commentary Poland Trending
3M AGODonal Tusk European Commission Polish opposition Recovery Fund Referendum Commentary Poland Trending

Tusk is trying to blackmail and bribe Polish voters

Donald Tusk promises he can free up money for Poland blocked by the EU, but this promise reveals a lot about his attitude toward Poland, Poles, and the centers of power in Brussels and Berlin, writes Polish columnist Petar Petrović

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Donald Tusk politics Poland Donald Tusk elections migration Polish opposition Commentary Poland
5M AGODonald Tusk elections migration Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Poland: Tusk’s about-face on migration tests his credibility, but a third of voters will accept whatever he says

Donald Tusk’s criticism of the ruling party on migration policy may be hypocritical and reminiscent of the behavior of a dodgy car salesman, but he is believed by many voters and his tactics could prove successful, writes Marek Pyza

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Donald Tusk Lech Wałęsa Polish opposition Warsaw march News Poland
6M AGODonald Tusk Lech Wałęsa Polish opposition Warsaw march News Poland

Warsaw march saw Donald Tusk succeed in establishing dominance among the opposition, says Polish academic

According to Prof. Mieczysław Ryba, although the opposition march on Sunday was a success and has boosted Donald Tusk’s position as leader of the opposition, “the demonstration in Warsaw will not likely change anyone’s views”

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Civic Platform march PO Polish opposition Warsaw Commentary Poland
6M AGOCivic Platform march PO Polish opposition Warsaw Commentary Poland

The liberal opposition’s march in Warsaw wasn’t a game changer for upcoming election

The march organized in Warsaw by the main liberal opposition, Civic Platform (PO), was just a march of the committed opponents of the ruling conservatives and will not be decisive come election day, argues editor of Sieci magazine Jacek Karnowski

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Donald Tusk Joe Biden Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski News Poland Trending
9M AGODonald Tusk Joe Biden Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski News Poland Trending

The ‘meetings’ between Polish opposition politicians and US president lasted less than a minute

A week after the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden to Poland, there is a dispute about which opposition politician had a longer conversation with the American leader and who managed to take a photo with him

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Civil War Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition News Poland
12M AGOCivil War Jarosław Kaczyński Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition News Poland

Poland could face civil war, warns Polish conservative leader as tensions grow before election

“They are proposing something like a civil war, and if there is no resistance — and I am sure there would be resistance — then that would not be civil war but the pacification of opponents”

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Alexander Lukashenko Belarus Donald Tusk illegal migrants Polish opposition Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOAlexander Lukashenko Belarus Donald Tusk illegal migrants Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Lukashenko knows Tusk wouldn’t have defended the border, that’s why he supports him

Criticizing Poland’s opposition leader, Jacek Karnowski writes that preaching humanitarianism when someone is waging war against you is a curious way of protecting the nation’s security

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Vistula Spit Canal Indpendence Jarosław Kaczyński Polish opposition Russia Vistula Spit canal Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOIndpendence Jarosław Kaczyński Polish opposition Russia Vistula Spit canal Commentary Poland

Why has Poland’s Vistula Split canal project angered the country’s left-wing opposition?

The canal through Vistula Spit is the next example of a key investment in Poland’s sovereignty, which is why it was undermined by the opposition from the very beginning, writes Michał Karnowski

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Poland will seek 1.3 trillion USD in reparations from Germany Germany Grzegorz Schetyna Polish opposition War reparations Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOGermany Grzegorz Schetyna Polish opposition War reparations Commentary Poland

Poland’s call for war reparations is not a lost cause

No government and no politician has the right to refuse redress for war victims, their children, and grandchildren when they have suffered losses, and there are no lost causes until the cause has been fought, argues Marek Domagalski for news outlet Rzeczpospolita

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Donald Tusk german plan in Poland Adam Glapiński Donald Tusk European Commission Germany Polish opposition News Poland
1 YEAR AGOAdam Glapiński Donald Tusk European Commission Germany Polish opposition News Poland

Explosive claim: EU elites are offering Donald Tusk presidency of EU commission if he helps introduce euro currency to Poland, says Polish central bank head

The leader of Poland’s opposition, Donald Tusk, is working to implement EU and Germans plans in Poland, said Governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) Adam Glapiński

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Polish politics Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOLaw and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Commentary Poland

A third term for ruling party would ensure Polish sovereignty

If Law and Justice (PiS) were to win a third term in next year’s parliamentary elections, it would prove that it is possible for a Polish government to pursue a sovereign course when faced with Russia, the EU and even the USA, says Jakub Maciejewski

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Donald Tusk Civic Platform Donald Tusk Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOCivic Platform Donald Tusk Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Commentary Poland

The threats facing Poland are far bigger than inflation

Donald Tusk, the leader of the liberal opposition in Poland, spent most of his keynote address at the Civic Platform rally focused on rising prices while completely ignoring the war, Covid-19, and the way his German allies are compromised, writes Jakub Maciejewski for news portal wPolityce.pl

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Kyiv Macron Morawiecki Polish opposition Scholz Ukraine War Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOKyiv Macron Morawiecki Polish opposition Scholz Ukraine War Commentary Poland

Scholz and Macron want supplicants not partners on Ukraine

Macron, Scholz, and Draghi did not take the Polish president or prime minister with them to Kyiv, not because Poland matters too little but because it has become too significant for the tastes of “old Europe,” argues Jacek Karnowski for portal wPolityce.pl

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Emmanuel Macron Kyiv Olaf Scholz Polish opposition Radosław Sikorski Ukraine war News Poland
1 YEAR AGOEmmanuel Macron Kyiv Olaf Scholz Polish opposition Radosław Sikorski Ukraine war News Poland

Polish PM hits back at ‘illogical’ criticism from opposition for not joining Kyiv visit with Scholz and Macron

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reminded opposition politicians that he, along with fellow Visegrád Group leaders, visited Kyiv three months ago

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Polsat News Lech Kaczyński Jarosław Kaczyński Joanna Staniszkis Lech Kaczyński Paweł Śpiewak Polish opposition Commentary Poland
1 YEAR AGOJarosław Kaczyński Joanna Staniszkis Lech Kaczyński Paweł Śpiewak Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Polish politics already has its picture of the year

The scene from the Polish TV show depicting the reaction to an opposition politician’s shocking statement about the Kaczyński brothers deserves the award for best political picture of the year, writes Goran Andrijanić

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Jarosław-Kaczyński Poland PiS Law and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Ukraine war Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOLaw and Justice PiS Polish opposition Politics Ukraine war Commentary Poland

Poles rally around the flag but not necessarily the ruling conservative party

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine proved the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party had the best assessment of the threat Russia posed, but that has not translated into a surge for the ruling party because of other long-standing problems, writes Agaton Koziński for portal wp.pl

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Poland EU flags Brussels European Union May 3 Constitution of 1791 Polish opposition Ukraine Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOBrussels European Union May 3 Constitution of 1791 Polish opposition Ukraine Commentary Poland

Betrayal and patriotism define the battle between the EU and Poland

When the war broke out in Ukraine and Poland’s opposition attacked its own government in Brussels, Polish political commentator Wojciech Biedroń asks under which flag does the Polish society stand firmly today?

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Polish Senate Pegasus Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition Polish Senate News Poland
2 YEARS AGOKrzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition Polish Senate News Poland

Polish Senate votes in favor of a special commission to investigate alleged use of Pegasus surveillance software to spy on opposition politicians

The opposition-controlled upper house of the Polish parliament has voted in favor of appointing a commission to investigate cases of alleged surveillance using the Pegasus system

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Poland Pegasus Affair Jarosław Kaczyński Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition News Poland
2 YEARS AGOJarosław Kaczyński Krzysztof Brejza Pegasus spyware Polish opposition News Poland

Poll: Majority of Poles demand a quick explanation of Pegasus spyware controversy

According to a poll carried out by United Surveys, only 15 percent of respondents believe that the controversy surrounding alleged surveillance of opposition politicians requires no explanation

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attack on Polish border Belarus Border Guard Polish opposition Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOattack on Polish border Belarus Border Guard Polish opposition Commentary Poland

Poland’s soldiers and police defended the border, not Merkel’s talks with Putin and Lukashenko

When it became clear that illegal migrants could not force their way past the Polish border, the Polish opposition started a narrative in which Angela Merkel was to thank for defusing the situation, writes PiS MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk

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Kaczyński Morawiecki Poland United Right Civic Platform Law and Justice Polish opposition Politics United Right Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOCivic Platform Law and Justice Polish opposition Politics United Right Commentary Poland

Opinion: Polish United Right has a very good chance at winning third term

The opposition has revealed its true colors to Poles. The question is: Will the United Right use this opportunity, and how? Columnist for wpolityce.pl Michał Karnowski offers his analysis

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Rafał Trzaskowski Campus Poland Civic Platform Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski Sławomir Nitras Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOCampus Poland Civic Platform Polish opposition Rafał Trzaskowski Sławomir Nitras Commentary Poland

German-funded event turns into PR nightmare for Poland’s left-wing opposition

‘Campus Poland’, the ambitious project backed by German funding, has turned into a total PR catastrophe due to the Polish opposition’s lack of political vision, writes Goran Andrijanić for portal wPolityce.pl

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