It is believed to be the first time prosecutors in Poland have indicted a bishop over alleged failings in dealing with sex abuse.
Daniel Tilles
Poland condemns “outrageous” remarks by Israeli ambassador on Gaza aid worker deaths
President Duda declared the ambassador to be “the biggest problem” in Polish-Israeli relations while Prime Minister Tusk called on him to apologise.
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Director to sue Polish justice minister for likening film critical of migrant treatment to Nazi propaganda
Agnieszka Holland’s film has won positive reviews from critics and is being tipped by some to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Greece becomes 13th member of Three Seas Initiative on EU’s eastern flank
President Andrzej Duda hailed Greece’s accession as a great “success”.
Foreign women responsible for 5.5% of births in Poland last year
The figure doubled compared to 2021 but that was not enough to compensate for a continued overall decline in births.
Abortion cannot be permitted on mental health grounds, declares Polish church
The church’s position – which is contradicted by leading medical bodies – has been rejected by reproductive rights organisations in Poland.
Opposition mock ruling party’s pledge to improve Polish hospital food after eight years in power
Hospital food has long been the subject of complaint and ridicule by Poles.
Article on criticism of Polish government disappears from newspaper owned by state energy firm
No official reason has been given but an inside source said the newspaper was pressured by the ruling party to remove the article.
Polish ruling party pledges billions to improve communist-era housing estates
Over eight million Poles live in buildings constructed from prefabricated concrete slabs, a system widely used from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Poland begins giving free laptops to all fourth graders
Almost 400,000 laptops will be provided pupils this year and teachers will also receive vouchers to help them buy laptops.
Polish left pledges 35-hour working week
The Left also unveiled three new female co-leaders to join its existing three male ones.
Dog escapes home, climbs mountains
The dog was found on a mountain pass that reaches a height of 1,725 metres (5,659 feet) above sea level.
Video shows Polish far-right election chief promising to “register gays” if they win power
“We will register not only [homosexual] relationships but also individual faggots so that none of them has the right to come close to any child.”
Polish ruling party names far-right leader as election candidate
Robert Bąkiewicz, a former leader of the National Radical Camp (ONR), last year warned of “Jewish blackmail” against Poland.