Agnieszka Wądołowska
The situation has divided both politicians and experts.
Year: 2023
President vetoes Polish government’s budget plans due to public media takeover
“There cannot be consent in view of the flagrant violation of the constitution and the principles of a democratic state of law,” said Duda.
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Poland’s polonaise dance added to UNESCO cultural heritage list
“The polonaise is the genetic code, the cultural code of our nation,” says Poland’s culture minister.
EU and Poland clash over resolving Polish truckers’ blockade of Ukraine border
Warsaw wants a return of the pre-war entry-permit system for Ukrainian trucks coming to the EU.
Lagarde: EU law will protect Polish central bank chief if new government unlawfully prosecutes him
The incoming coalition has suggested that Adam Glapiński could be put on trial for violating his constitutional obligations.
Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
Project launched to create “Polish ChatGPT”
The Polish Large Language Universal Model (PLLuM) will be open source and free to use.
Voting age “must be lowered to 16”, says new speaker of Polish parliament
But any change to the voting age would require an amendment to the constitution.
Two bison killed in collision with Polish army truck following similar incident last month
Both incidents are being investigated by military police.
Man detained for shooting police officers in Poland after threatening online videos
The man posted videos online in which he threatened to kill police and expressed conspiratorial views, in particular relating to Jews.
China’s Sanhua to build electric vehicle parts plant in Poland
It will invest between 160 and 208 million zloty (€37-48 million) in the plant, which is expected to employ 350 people.
Poland’s new coalition replaces conservative children’s rights official with LGBT-friendly successor
The outgoing commissioner opposed LGBT “ideology” but is being replaced by a candidate who has expressed support for LGBT rights.
Controversy in Poland over incoming coalition’s plans to loosen rules on building wind turbines
The parties behind the bill deny that it will allow expropriation of private land to be used for wind farms.
Lech Wałęsa to face trial on charges of false testimony relating to communist collaboration
The former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner calls the claims against him “terrible insults and monstrous lies”.
