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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“Impossible to imagine Israel and Judaism without our Polish roots,” says Israeli ambassador
“The Jewish and Polish peoples have an incredible common history and heritage” stretching back over 1,000 years, said Yacov Livne.
“Germany unfortunately not supportive of Ukraine,” Polish PM tells CNN
Mateusz Morawiecki called for German politicians to stop “procrastinating” over providing support to Ukraine.
Judge critical of Polish government’s judicial reforms has suspension overturned
The decision was made by a new judicial chamber established as part of its efforts to unlock frozen EU funds.
Number of foreign workers registered in Poland passes one million
“The Polish labour market is becoming more and more attractive to foreigners,” says the head of the state Social Insurance Institution (ZUS).
Polish justice minister defends shop owner who fatally stabbed robber
“In a state of law, it is the bandits who must be afraid. The state must stand on the side of citizens who defend themselves.”
Polish judicial bill to unlock EU funds “unconstitutional on many levels”, says Supreme Court spokesman
A number of other legal experts, judicial figures and politicians have argued that the legislation violates the constitution.
EU court issues ruling on gay man suing Polish state TV for discrimination
The ruling is likely to have consequences for anti-discrimination rules in Poland regarding self-employed workers and sexual orientation.
Dramatic fall in church attendance in Poland, official figures show
The proportion of Catholics in Poland attending mass has fallen from 37% to 28% in two years, according to the church’s statistical institute.
Polish parliament approves judicial bill intended to unblock EU funds
In an unusual vote, almost all PiS MPs were in favour but their coalition partner was opposed and most opposition MPs abstained.
Almost half of Poles fear this year’s elections will be falsified
The poll found that such concerns are high among opposition supporters but low among those who back the government.
Poland approves deployment of German troops on its territory to operate Patriots
Several hundred personnel from the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, will be based in the Lublin region of eastern Poland.
Gandalf and Tolkien Streets opened in Warsaw district nicknamed “Mordor”
City authorities initially planned different names for the new roads but changed them after public consultations.
