Marcin Zaborowski
Poland is losing an ideological ally in Trump, but a close strategic relationship can continue under Biden – depending on how Warsaw reacts.
Year: 2020
Hundreds of academics call for “antisemitic, misogynist” Polish education minister to be fired
The minister says he cannot be a misogynist because he respects the Virgin Mary and his wife.
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“We want the EU to change so others don’t follow Britain” – Polish politicians react to Brexit
A roundup of Brexit reaction, which was mostly regretful but celebratory on the far right.
Will Macron’s Warsaw visit bring thaw to frozen Franco-Polish relations?
Monika Bičkauskaitė
The French president’s visit could bring an opening in security, climate and nuclear energy talks.
If EU imposes judicial reform on Poland, gay marriage will be next, warns justice minister
If Poland allows the EU to “impose” a justice system, gay marriage, abortion on demand and the euro would follow, warns Ziobro.
Poland’s first autonomous tram tested in Kraków, but city assures drivers their jobs are safe
The trial of autonomous trams could improve safety, but the city assures drivers that their jobs are safe.
Global warming could benefit Polish wine industry
Wine production and consumption have already been growing in Poland.
Poles trust EU the most and government the least among institutions, finds poll
The church has recorded the biggest drop in trust since 2017.
Polish resistance fighters’ daughter born in communist prison loses court battle
A woman whose mother died while giving birth to her in a communist prison has her claim for 15 million zloty compensation rejected.
Supermarket giants in Poland introduce reusable cotton bags to reduce plastic waste
A number of supermarket chains have introduced innovative solutions to cut plastic waste.
EU Commission VP in Warsaw: “I would like to do more to protect judges”
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has added Poland to its rule-of-law monitoring procedure.
“Do not be indifferent”: the most powerful (and political) moments from Auschwitz commemoration
Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.
First suspected cases of coronavirus in Poland yet to be confirmed
New cases in Poland’s north follow false alarms in Kraków and the capital
No slippers and lock up your dog: Polish church advises how to receive priest at home
Greeting the priest barefoot is “an expression of the highest contempt”.
