What impact is the left-wing parliamentary speaker having on Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Włodzimierz Czarzasty has become Donald Tusk’s key strategic ally and uncompromising enforcer.
Polish president and PM fail to reach agreement on EU defence loans as potential veto looms
Karol Nawrocki has now submitted his own “sovereign” alternative to the EU’s SAFE programme to parliament.
American Nobel laureate seeks Polish citizenship
Victor Ambros says he wants to honour his family “and all those who fought and survived so that I could exist today”.
Deadly strike on school in Iran likely caused by Iranian missile, says Polish deputy foreign minister
He did not provide evidence to support the claim, which echoes the position of US President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian howitzers to be produced in Poland under joint venture
The move would facilitate supply of the NATO-standard howitzers to Poland and other countries.
Polish high-speed Pendolino train starts running in Czech Republic
The service will run between Prague and Bohumín until mid-June, with PKP Intercity ultimately aiming to launch a Warsaw-Prague route.
Poland NATO’s biggest arms importer over last five years
Over 90% of Polish imports have come from South Korea and the United States.
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