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Poland's ruling party wants a referendum on the sell-off of state assets

Poland’s ruling party leader says Polish voters will be asked to vote on whether they support the sell-off of state-owned enterprises in a referendum

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

President Duda sets Poland parliamentary election date for October 15

Polls for the parliament’s upper and lower houses come amid rising tensions on country’s eastern borders.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2023

Ukraine war: what young Poles think about their nation's role – here's what our survey shows

Of the 8 million Ukrainian refugees registered in Europe, some 1.6 million are now in Poland. They have joined another 1.5-2 million who arrived after the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014. Ukraine’s two main languages, Ukrainian and Russian, are now heard everywhere in Poland.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023

Polish court rules president had right to pardon minister in abuse of power case

A Polish court ruled on Friday that the president was within his rights to pardon a government minister found guilty of abuse of power in a previous post, saving the government from a potentially damaging dismissal in an election year.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Auschwitz Museum condemns Polish party video using images of camp

A political video by Poland's ruling nationalist party that uses images of Nazi Germany's Auschwitz death camp is an insult to those who lost their lives there, the museum that preserves the site said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

EU, US concerned new Polish law on Russian influence to affect election

The European Commission and U.S. State Department have expressed concern about a new Polish law they say could effectively ban individuals deemed to have acted under Russian influence from holding public office without providing proper judicial review.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Polish parliament passes Russian influence bill which opposition brands political witch hunt

Polish lawmakers passed a bill on Friday to create a commission to look into Russian influence in the country, in what the opposition says is a government attempt to launch a witch hunt against political opponents in an election year.

Reuters · May 26, 2023

‘What did the pope know?’: Poles divided over John Paul II abuse cover-up claims

Legacy of Karol Wojtyła under scrutiny as Poland comes to terms with scale of sexual abuse in Catholic church

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Polish child benefit hike could hamper inflation fight, say economists

Poland's ruling nationalists are hoping a pledge to increase child benefit payments can help them deliver a third straight election victory this year, but economists warn the move could make fighting inflation harder.

Reuters · May 16, 2023

Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power by opposition leader Donald Tusk when he was prime minister a decade ago

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023