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Poland-Belarus migrant tensions play into EU election campaign

In Poland, officials say the number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus has shot up. The ruling Civic Platform – which is in a tight election race with the former governing party, Law and Justice – says Belarus and Russia are using migrants as a tool of hybrid war…

France 24

Polish Judge Flees To Belarus Amid Political Dispute

Polish prosecutors investigate judge's departure to Belarus amid concerns of foreign involvement and collaboration with intelligence services.

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Rightwing populists have many countries in their grip. Come to Poland: see how they can be pushed back

Donald Tusk is working on a great transformation, but it is a hugely difficult project, says writer and broadcaster Anne McElvoy

The Guardian - UK

EU welcomes Poland back into the fold by unfreezing billions in funds

The European Union took a major step towards mending ties with member state Poland on Thursday by announcing it would begin releasing billions of euros in funding. The aid had been frozen over policies the bloc said amounted to backsliding on fundamental democratic principles.

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Poland's judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying to undo that

Poland's far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary's independence. The new government is finding it's tough to undo the damage.

WEKU

Poland's new government deprograms its once far-right public media

Under Poland's Law and Justice party, the country's public broadcaster was turned into a propaganda tool for the far-right government to use as it wished. That era has come to an end.

WEKU

Poland’s PM accuses previous government of using Pegasus spyware for illegal snooping

NSO Group claims Pegasus is only sold to legitimate authorities, but evidence shows it is frequently used against political opposition and human rights activists.

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Poland’s rightwing populists are getting a taste of their own medicine – and they hate it

The ‘unbelievable’ saga of two fugitive ex-ministers and a presidential pardon shows the cost of trashing the rule of law, says Polish journalist Wojciech Orliński

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon update: inflation falls faster than predicted; Dutton parties with mining billionaires; and can magnesium help with anxiety?

Latest figures show the consumer price index at 4.3% in November – down from 4.9% in October

The Guardian - AU

Companies pull ads from TV station after comments on tattooing and sending migrants to Auschwitz

Commentators who joked on a Polish right-wing television station that migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or be tattooed or microchipped like dogs are facing widespread condemnation

The Independent UK

Poland replaces Venice Biennale submission made under previous nationalist government

Culture minister announces withdrawal of art project announced in dying weeks of Law and Justice party administration

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Polish president defies new government in battle over control of state media

Poland's political battle over state media continued on Wednesday as the new pro-European Union government put them in a state of liquidation in response to the president's rejection of funding for them.

The Guardian - UK

From Barbie to Cameron: the most memorable comebacks of 2023

Observer writers choose the outstanding returns of the year in the worlds of politics, fashion, sport and film

The Independent UK

Polish viewers await state TV's evening newscast for signs of new government's changes in the media

Viewers in Poland are waiting for the main evening newscast on the state television TVP to see first signs of change in state media under the country’s new, pro-European Union government

The Guardian - UK

At least 15 dead, including shooter, and dozens injured in Prague university shooting, Czech police say – as it happened

Officials say gunman was a 24-year-old Charles University student

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Poland's new Cabinet moves to free state media from previous government's political control

Poland’s new pro-European Union government has begun wrestling control of the country’s state media and some other state agencies from the conservative party that consolidated its grip on them during eight years in power

The Guardian - UK

Will the hard right really sweep Europe in 2024? If it does, here’s what could happen

Governments are already shifting gear on issues from Ukraine to the climate crisis – and the US election could change everything, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Independent UK

Poland set to get more than 5 billion euros in EU money after commission approves recovery plan

Poland is expected to receive more than 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in EU funds after the European Commission gave a positive assessment of the country’s revised plan for green reforms and investments

The Guardian - UK

Tusk forced to wait as PiS given first chance to form Polish government

Law and Justice party won most votes in last month’s election but all other parties have ruled out working with them

France 24

Is the EU at a turning point? Populists back in Slovakia, liberals return in Poland

In this debate we focus on the recent election results in Poland and Slovakia, and discuss what they mean for Europe. Liberals across the continent are cheering after Polish opposition parties won enough seats to form a majority, potentially ending eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice…

The Guardian - UK

Orbán is lonelier than ever on the European stage – but he’s still got cards to play

The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party and Turkey moving towards ratifying Sweden’s Nato bid have further isolated Hungary’s PM

The Guardian - UK

Poland is back in Europe’s mainstream – and that could secure the EU’s future

Europe’s turn to the right now looks reversible, while Donald Tusk’s victory leaves Viktor Orbán politically isolated, says political scientist and author Ivan Krastev

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