“Anti-immigrant hysteria harms Poland and Holocaust denial excludes us from the ranks of civilised nations.”
Daniel Tilles
Polish far-right leader declares Auschwitz gas chambers to be “fake”
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether Grzegorz Braun violated the law against denying Nazi crimes.
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Who’s who in Poland’s new government
Daniel Tilles
We profile every minister and outline the challenges they will face.
Far-right MP expelled from Polish parliament after spraying Hanukkah candles with fire extinguisher
Grzegorz Braun’s actions have been condemned across the political spectrum.
Incoming Polish PM Tusk presents cabinet and programme ahead of confidence vote
“The new coalition guarantees that we will return to the place Poland deserves,” said Tusk.
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.
