Last weekend saw high-profile violations of “election silence”, including by a deputy justice minister.
Daniel Tilles
Five conclusions from Poland’s presidential election first round
Daniel Tilles
And what does it all mean for the decisive second-round run-off?
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New Polish judicial law does not meet all requirements to unlock funds, says EU Commission chief
Poland “still has to comply with its commitments to unlock the first payment”, says Ursula von der Leyen.
If you believe in God, you don’t vote for ruling party, says Polish opposition leader Tusk
“I say this as a Christian…Can you vote for lies, theft, contempt and hatred?” Tusk asked PiS supporters.
Only Polish guides should show Israeli groups around Auschwitz, says education minister
The education minister also called for a “copy” of the Auschwitz museum to be created near Berlin, as a reminder that it was a German camp.
Inflation reaches 25-year high of 15.6% in Poland
The rises have been driven in particular by the prices of fuel and energy, which are up 46.7% and 35.3% year-on-year respectively.
Poland intervenes after Ukrainian ambassador denies wartime massacre of Poles and Jews
Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany also sought to justify Stepan Bandera’s collaboration with Nazi Germany.
Biden announces permanent US military base in Poland, America’s first on NATO east flank
The new HQ for the US Army’s V Corps “will improve US-NATO interoperability across the eastern flank”.
Destroyed Russian weapons put on display in Warsaw to “prove Russia can be defeated”
The destroyed weapons puncture the myth that “the Russian army is invincible”, says a Polish official.
Polish parliament rejects bill to liberalise abortion law
The proposed law would have allowed abortion on demand up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Only 2% of Poles view Russia favourably, lowest of any country in global study
Attitudes towards the US, NATO and EU are the most positive ever recorded in Poland by the Pew Research Center.
Residents of Poland’s Suwałki Gap appeal for emergency shelters in case of war with Russia
The land corridor between the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus has long been seen as a potential weak point in a war with Russia.
Kaczyński quits Polish government to focus on ruling party ahead of elections
“I have decided to concentrate on what is most important for the future of Poland. The party must regain its verve.”
EU approves Orlen’s takeover of fellow Polish state energy firm Lotos
Orlen and the Polish government want to turn the new merged energy group into a “global multienergy syndicate”.
