“The goal is not only to compensate Poland for the loss of equipment, but above all to acquire and jointly develop new defence and industrial competencies.”
Daniel Tilles
Catholic bishops voice concern over EU court order for Poland to recognise same-sex marriages
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union warns that it threatens member states’ rights to decide their own family laws.
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Wagner and Belarus hold military training exercises near Polish border
Poland says it is monitoring the situation but that there is no need for “panic”.
Polish Left calls for tougher rules on illegal street races after death of four men
“This is a plague that affects many cities in Poland and the police say they don’t have enough legal tools.”
Polish top court overturns decision to suspend environmental approval for Turów coal mine
The ruling was welcomed by the government, which says the mine is vital for Poland’s energy security.
Poland’s German minority launches campaign against language teaching cuts
The education minister has responded by suggesting that, in fact, it is Germany that is discriminating against its ethnic Polish population.
Polish government outlines offer to buy coal assets from state energy firms
The move is part of a plan to wind down the use of coal and allow energy firms to focus on developing lower-emission sources.
Polish Left and unions call for rules limiting working hours during extreme heat
They note that, while regulations specify minimum working temperature in cold weather, there is no equivalent maximum temperature during hot weather.
Poland and Lithuania mark 90th anniversary of crash that ended record-breaking transatlantic flight
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas crashed in what is now Poland just 650 km short of their destination.
Doubts emerge in case of Polish nationalist freed from prison by justice minister
Files indicate that the perpetrator and three men – one of whom is reportedly a neo-fascist – violently attacked a participant in an LGBT march.
Man completes quest to walk all 3,000 streets of Poland’s second-biggest city
The 2,800km journey, finished, appropriately, by walking down a road named “Last Street” (ulica Ostatnia) located in northeast Kraków.
Unexploded WW2 artillery shells found buried at Polish primary school
A a total of 72 artillery shells from World War Two were removed by army sappers.
Russia closes Polish consulate due to “unfriendly” acts, Poland pledges “equivalent response”
Poland says the decision was part of Russia’s efforts to “falsify history and deny responsibility for crimes committed by the Russian state”.
Polish parliament approves child protection law in wake of 8-year-old’s death at hands of stepfather
The bill was supported by every party apart from the far-right, one of whose leaders said that sometimes “you have to use violence” against children.
