Agata Pyka and Richard Greenhill
From talking animals to Macauley Culkin, here are seven of Poland’s most interesting Christmas traditions.
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After one year of new government, anger in Poland over broken abortion promises
Alicja Ptak and Christiaan Paauwe
Donald Tusk’s government has failed to fulfil its pledge to end the near-total abortion ban.
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“We have nowhere to go”: Russians in Poland – even opponents of Putin – struggle to renew residence
Anna Rzhevkina
Lawyers say rejections have risen significantly, with the authorities often citing national security.
Why has the Polish government raised the German war reparations issue?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The issue offers a way to attack the opposition and mobilise the ruling party’s electorate.
Poland must learn from mistakes that led to Oder river crisis – but looks unlikely to do so
Wojciech Kość
The government claims that the poisoning was a catastrophic but natural occurrence.
The VoiCEE podcast: is a European Green Deal still on the table?
Nicholas Watson
The war in Ukraine highlights how net-zero strategies will have to continually contend with crises.
Łódź art museum epitomises failures of Polish government’s cultural policy
Piotr Kosiewski
An inexperienced political appointee as director threatened to undermine the Museum of Art’s global prestige.
Bellotto: the 18th-century artist who helped Warsaw rise from the ashes of WWII
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
Bernardo Bellotto, also known as Canaletto, painted detailed views of Warsaw which were crucial in the rebuilding process.
Canaletto: XVIII-wieczny malarz, który pomógł Warszawie odrodzić się z popiołów wojny
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
Obrazy Bernarda Bellotta, zwanego Canaletto, okazały się niezbędne w odbudowie powojennej Warszawy.
Seeking votes from further right could be Polish ruling party’s last hope
Piotr Trudnowski
There are three ways PiS could seek to neutralise the threat of Confederation as it seeks a third term.
The legal questions behind Poland’s claim for war reparations from Germany
Mateusz Piątkowski
Why is Poland demanding reparations, does it have a valid legal case, and what will happen next?
A way out of Poland’s conundrum on joining the eurozone
Krzysztof Mularczyk
PiS looks set to make stopping Poland joining the eurozone a central plank of its political platform.
Ten Polish scientists and inventors who changed the world
Filip Mazurczak
Many immense contributions to science have been made by Poles – some household names, and others less so.
Is Poland’s right-wing ruling party becoming more Eurosceptic?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Amid a dispute over the rule of law and EU funds, PiS has toughened its rhetoric.
