“Poland has one of the strongest armies in NATO. We can learn a lot from them,” says Belgium’s defence minister.
 
														 
														“Poland has one of the strongest armies in NATO. We can learn a lot from them,” says Belgium’s defence minister.
 
														Republican members of the House Judicial Committee claim that Poland’s government is “weaponizing the justice system” against the conservative opposition.
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														Poland has been the main destination for refugees from Ukraine, with almost 2.7 million people crossing its border since Russia’s invasion.
 
														Beavers, a species once close to extinction in Poland, are now thriving in the country.
 
														Poland has been the main destination for the millions of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia’s invasion.
 
														“Just as we saw a destroyed plane then [in 2010], today we also see a destroyed Ukraine,” declared Andrzej Duda.
 
														“Construction sites are deserted,” says the Polish Wind Energy Association, which also notes that fuel and materials are more expensive.
 
														Viktor Orbán’s position on the Ukraine war is “disappointing” and “very sad”, says Jarosław Kaczyński.
 
														All MPs voted in favour apart from those from the far right, who abstained.
 
														It is the first time the EU has ever withdrawn funds from a member state for failing to comply with an ECJ ruling.
 
														The French president accused Poland’s prime minister of supporting fellow “extreme right” politician Marine Le Pen.
 
														It is the latest in a series of similar charges against the activist, though she is yet to receive a binding conviction.
 
														Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also thanked Poland for “supporting those who have fled this appalling war”.
 
														Tarnów county’s anti-LGBT resolution was invalidated earlier this year by a court, which found it to be discriminatory.