Daniel Tilles
Sławomir Mentzen has led an effective campaign and is detoxifying his party.
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Daniel Tilles
Ex-PM Morawiecki charged with abusing power in trying to organise postal elections amid pandemic
The crime carries a potential prison sentence of up to three years.
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Polish opposition leader Kaczyński likens PM Tusk to Hitler
Kaczyński also accused Tusk of wanting to turn Poles into “farmhands for Germany”.
Number of foreign workers in Poland rises 6% to 1.13 million
The national groups that saw the largest increases were Belarusians, Ukrainians, Indians, Colombians and Nepalis.
Catholic church criticises new Polish government’s abortion and contraception plans
The head of the episcopate warns that “one must never comply with…laws that allow the direct murder of innocent human beings”.
Most dogs temporarily adopted during Polish city’s winter freeze find permanent homes
Only 20 of the 123 dogs temporarily adopted three weeks ago have been returned, despite temperatures returning to normal levels.
Bill to introduce abortion on demand in Poland submitted by PM Tusk’s political group
But Tusk admits that the measure does not have the support of all his coalition partners.
Polish president pardons jailed former government ministers
Andrzej Duda called for the pair to be immediately released from prison.
Imprisoned Polish opposition politician on hunger strike taken to hospital
Former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński claims to be a “political prisoner”.
“Nothing more important than supporting Ukraine,” says Tusk on Kyiv visit
“Anyone in the free world who pretends to be neutral deserves the darkest place in political hell,” said Tusk.
Man charged for insulting prime minister with anti-Tusk graffiti at historic Protestant church
Insulting a public official or a constitutional body is a crime in Poland that carries a potential prison sentence of up to two years.
Court rejects Polish government’s move to put public radio into liquidation
The decision marks a further legal blow to the new government’s efforts to regain control of public media from the former ruling party.
Boss of Poland’s planned “mega-airport” fired as new government launches audit
The former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party envisioned the airport becoming one of the biggest in Europe.
“Poland’s most beautiful bus station” opens in Lublin
The building includes a number of features designed to reduce its environmental impact.
