News of the allegedly political appointments has been met with criticism not only from the opposition but also from within the ruling camp.
Daniel Tilles
Polish airline LOT apologises to disabled BBC journalist forced to crawl to toilet
Frank Gardner, the BBC’s security correspondent, was on a short-haul flight from Warsaw to London.
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Education minister summons “Marxist” university rector over disciplining of ruling party student activist
“Marxism is unfortunately taking over universities in Poland,” says Przemysław Czarnek.
Polish ruling party pledges to introduce earlier pensions if it wins another term
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński rejected the idea as unaffordable less than a year ago.
Poland will not let Ukraine join EU without grain restrictions, says minister
“We must set conditions for Ukraine,” says Poland’s agriculture minister Robert Telus.
Polish government plans state streaming service showing sport and films
Polish media have dubbed the ruling party’s idea a “national Netflix”.
Polish state energy firm Orlen overseeing Czech Republic’s highest Russian oil imports since 2012
Orlen notes that the landlocked Czech Republic can only be supplied via pipelines, meaning there is no alternative to Russian oil.
Philip Morris to invest 1 billion zloty in tobacco stick production in Poland
“Poland has always played a strategic role for us,” says the tobacco giant.
Poland misspent billions on Covid response, finds state auditor, calling for charges against minister
The minister says the claims against him are “purely political” and intended to influence the election.
Catholic church defends Polish third-grade schoolbook stating “I prefer to die than sin”
The education ministry has refused to comment, noting that school religion classes are the sole responsibility of the church.
Poland will extend Ukrainian grain ban “regardless of what Brussels decides”
“Poland will not allow us to be flooded with Ukrainian grain,” says the prime minister.
Polish opposition outlines 100 policies for first 100 days in office
Among the plans are doubling the tax-free income threshold, overturning the near-total ban on abortion and raising salaries for public-sector employees.
Polish family murdered for sheltering Jews during Holocaust beatified by Vatican
The Ulma family “represented a ray of light in the darkness of the Second World War”, said Pope Francis.
Opposition attacks government over alleged migrant visa corruption scheme
The government has not commented on claims it was possible to obtain Polish visas by paying up to $5,000 to skip the queue.
