The untouchable profession: how Poland’s miners carved out a special status for themselves
Jakub Wiech
What makes Poland’s mining lobby so strong?
Polish left-wing party faces questions over leaders’ huge salaries
Some of the funds have been used for the party’s parliamentary run, raising questions about campaign financing.
Polish LGBT activists indicted for crime of offending religious feeling with rainbow Virgin Mary image
If convicted, the three women could face two years in prison.
Polish charity announces “revolutionary” campaign to tackle period poverty in schools
Misconceptions and limited access to sanitary products are major issues in Polish society.
President’s staff condemn “German intervention” in Polish election over paedophile pardon story
A partly German-owned Polish newspaper published further details of a child sex offender pardoned by the president.
“They no longer just migrate, they live here now”: Polish city deals with booming boar numbers
Local authorities have failed to cull, catch or scare away the Polish city’s porcine peril.
“We no longer need fear coronavirus”: PM encourages elderly to vote in Polish presidential election
Everyone, “especially seniors”, should vote “in crowds”, says the PM.
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EDITOR’S PICKS
Coronavirus crisis highlights Poland’s reliance on migrant workers
Barbara Erling
Farmers are struggling to find native replacements amid the lockdown.
John Paul II’s political lexicon: seven lessons for today’s struggling democracies
George Weigel
The Polish pope’s biographer reflects on the centenary of his birth.
Poland’s effective energy policy means independence from Russian gas no longer a pipe dream
Paweł Musiałek
An arbitration victory against Gazprom is the culmination of long-term efforts.
READERS’ CHOICE
Poland ranked as worst country in EU for LGBT people
The annual Rainbow Map is based on legal rights and social climate for LGBT people.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A very good starting point.”
Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki describes the European Commission’s newly proposed COVID recovery fund. GET THE FULL STORY
