The 71-year-old, who served almost 30 years in prison, was pictured landing in Warsaw on Saturday.
Daniel Tilles
Parliament strips Polish opposition leader Kaczyński of immunity from prosecution
The PiS chairman is accused of hitting an activist during a scuffle at a commemoration of the Smolensk plane disaster.
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Tusk picked as Poland’s new prime minister by parliament
That paves the way for him to form a coalition government in the coming days, ending eight years of PiS rule.
PM Morawiecki loses vote of confidence, paving way for new Tusk government in Poland
It brings to an end eight years of rule by his national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Polish constitutional court declares EU fines against Poland violated constitution
A member of Poland’s incoming ruling coalition called the ruling “the final chord in PiS’s war against the EU”.
Warsaw cinema screens live feed from parliament amid change in government
The organiser says that thousands of people have expressed interest in tickets, far more than they can accommodate.
EU approves first €5 billion for Poland from recovery funds
Brussels has until now withheld funds over rule-of-law concerns, but the new money comes from a separate part of the package.
Tusk names members of new Polish government likely to take office next week
Donald Tusk hopes to be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday next week.
Polish parliament approves investigation into abandoned 2020 postal elections
The outgoing government has insisted it did nothing wrong in attempting to organise the postal vote during the pandemic.
Voting age “must be lowered to 16”, says new speaker of Polish parliament
But any change to the voting age would require an amendment to the constitution.
Man detained for shooting police officers in Poland after threatening online videos
The man posted videos online in which he threatened to kill police and expressed conspiratorial views, in particular relating to Jews.
Poland’s new coalition replaces conservative children’s rights official with LGBT-friendly successor
The outgoing commissioner opposed LGBT “ideology” but is being replaced by a candidate who has expressed support for LGBT rights.
Polish parliament votes to restore IVF funding, overturning policy of outgoing government
Restoring funding for IVF was one of the promises made by the incoming ruling coalition.
Outgoing government’s Russian influence commission recommends Tusk not hold public office
Tusk responded by dismissing the commission’s findings as a politically motivated attack.
