Daniel Tilles
His triumph is a huge blow to the ruling coalition, but also raises questions for the conservative opposition.
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Daniel Tilles
Right-wing opposition candidate Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election
Karol Nawrocki took 50.89% of the vote against 49.11% for his centrist rival Rafał Trzaskowski.
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Polish white nationalist who killed anti-apartheid leader freed on parole by South African court
Janusz Waluś murdered Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party, in the hope of sparking a race war.
Warsaw names path in front of Russia’s embassy “Victims of Russian Aggression Avenue”
“The naming is intended to force the Russian state to reflect and act,” say Warsaw’s municipal authorities.
Polish city tops global air pollution ranking as winter smog sets in
Poland – where coal generates 70% of electricity and heats one third of homes – is regularly found to have some of Europe’s worst air pollution.
Polish church defends Pope John Paul II’s record on child sex abuse
“Media attacks” claiming Pope John Paull II was negligent on sex abuse are an “attempt to undermine his authority and question his sanctity”.
Polish engineers win James Dyson Award for “smart dressing” that monitors healing and detects infection
The invention could prevent amputations and death for thousands of patients.
Ukrainian investigators arrive at site of missile strike in Poland
“I am grateful to the Polish side for granting access,” said Ukraine’s foreign minister.
It may not be necessary to launch NATO Article 4 over missile strike, says Polish PM
“There are no indications that this was an attack on Polish territory. We are most likely dealing with a very unfortunate event,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.
Missile that hit Poland “unlikely” to have been fired from Russia, says Biden
President Andrzej Duda announced that it was “most likely a Russian-made” missile but there is so far “no conclusive evidence as to who launched” it.
Russian-made missile killed two in Poland near Ukraine border, says Polish government
Poland, which is a member of NATO, has summoned the Russian ambassador to provide a “detailed explanation” of what happened.
Poland will not give in to “EU diktats” to unlock frozen funds, says Europe minister
While Poland is willing to show “some flexibility” in negotiations, it “will not back down” from certain “lines that cannot be crossed”.
EU official prevented from speaking at opening of EU-funded tunnel in Poland
Over half the cost of the investment has been covered by EU funds.
“Poland no longer low-wage country, we’re catching up with Japan,” says ruling party leader
OECD data show that Poland’s average wages relative to cost of living have surpassed Portugal and are behind Spain and Japan.
