Hundreds of thousands of visas went to people from Asian and African countries as well as to Russians after the invasion of Ukraine.
Daniel Tilles
Lack of recognition for same-sex unions in Poland violates human rights, rules European court
Poland has left same-sex couples “in a legal vacuum”, found the European Court of Human Rights.
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EU parliament strips Polish ruling party MEPs of immunity to face hate crime indictment
The MEPs arguee that the decision is a political one and an attack on their free speech by the “communist European state”.
Mike Tyson spotted in Polish village buying pigeons
Tyson has often spoken of his love of pigeons, which he has kept since he was a child growing up in New York.
Polish politician accused of corruption set to escape detention by taking up seat in EU Parliament
He argues he has been unfairly detained on political charges. But figures from the ruling camp have criticised him for seeking to evade justice.
Poland agrees £4 billion deal with UK for air defence missiles and launchers
It is the largest ever commercial agreement between the two countries.
NATO, army and EU Poles’ most trusted institutions; public media, top court and government most distrusted
Poles’ trust in all institutions has declined since last year, with the police seeing the largest fall.
President Duda gives ruling PiS party first chance to form new government
Although PiS won the elections, it lost its parliamentary majority and all other parties have ruled out working with it.
Nationalist leader convicted for violence against Polish abortion protester “Grandma Kate”
The incident occurred when Robert Bąkiewicz led a “Catholic self-defence” that defended chuches from abortion protesters.
German former ambassador’s call for permanent troops in Poland prompts anger from Warsaw
“Hitler’s dreams are coming true,” declared a constitutional court judge and former ruling party MP.
Pushing for abortion ban was a “mistake”, admits Polish prime minister
Mateusz Morawiecki claims he “he has always been a supporter” of the previous abortion law.
Polish PM willing to give his role to opposition figure to keep ruling party in power
In response, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his PSL party again ruled out any prospect of entering a coalition with PiS.
Polish city concretes around parked car after owner fails to remove it
Images of the incident have gone viral, prompting memes and resulting in the stranded car becoming a minor tourist attraction.
Homemade liquor should be legalised for personal use, says newly elected Polish farmers’ leader
Such moonshine, known as bimber in Polish, is an “important element of our cultural landscape”, he argues.
