Poland’s economy has boomed, but philanthropy is still catching up.
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Daniel Tilles
Poland’s New Hope and Empire Strikes Back parties merge in attempt to sidestep electoral law
The manoeuvre is part of an attempt by one of Poland’s main far-right groups to circumvent a court decision.
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Hungary grants political asylum to Polish opposition politician
Poland’s foreign minister says that it views Hungary’s decision as a “hostile act”.
Polish higher education minister resigns following criticism over revealing name of whistleblower
Dariusz Wieczorek has defended his actions but says he is stepping down for the good of the ruling coalition.
Polish government releases strategic butter reserves
The decision was made in response to rising prices, which have become a major political talking point.
Electoral commission rejects ruling by disputed Supreme Court chamber restoring opposition funding
Tens of millions of zloty in public funding for PiS are at stake.
Remains of German Enigma machine discovered buried in Poland
It is likely to have been destroyed and buried by retreating German forces at the end of the war.
Positive sentiment towards Poles among Ukrainians falls by half in two years
Most identified border blockades by Polish farmers and the WWII Volhynia massacres as reasons for disputes between the two nations.
Most Poles negatively assess work of Tusk government after one year in power
Polls indicate that just over half of the public hold a negative opinion of the work done so far by Poland’s ruling coalition.
Poland issues arrest warrant for opposition politician facing criminal charges
After police were unable to locate Marcin Romanowski, the authorities concluded he has gone into hiding.
Disputed chamber of Polish Supreme Court upholds PiS appeal against state funding cut
It found that the PKW did not properly substantiate its claims of irregularities in campaign spending by PiS.
Poland to make private TV stations “strategic firms”, allowing blocking of sale to “hostile” states
A businessman linked to Viktor Orbán – an ally of Poland’s opposition – is reportedly seeking to buy TVN.
President picks new chief justice of Poland’s disputed constitutional court
Bogdan Święczkowski served as a senior prosecutor under the former PiS government and is seen as a close ally of then justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
US Holocaust Museum adds names of 3,000 Jews helped by Polish diplomats to database
The Polish consulate in Switzerland issued fake Latin American documents to help recipients survive under German occupation.
