Aleks Szczerbiak
The government faces a difficult re-election campaign next year.
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Built 140 years ago and still in use, Warsaw’s sewers connect the city to its brutal past
Filip Mazurczak
Built by British engineers, the sewers survived the destruction of WWII, when they were used by resistance fighters to move around Warsaw.
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Will the Tusk government lose its parliamentary majority?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The departure of one of Tusk’s allies threatens the ruling coalition’s cohesion and stability.
Does religion still matter in Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
While the church remains a totemic force, the relationship between parties and religion is a complex one.
Poles’ negative attitudes towards Germans rise to highest level in 25 years
Only 32% of Poles now say they like Germans, down from 50% in 2022.
Polish state polling agency finds record support for same-sex partnerships
CBOS found that 62.1% support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships, up from 52% last year and 25% in 2011.
Leader of far-right AfD suggests Poland as great a threat to Germany as Russia
Tino Chrupalla’s remarks were criticised by a politician from Germany’s ruling coalition.
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London exhibition shows pioneering work of Polish “sociological photographer” Zofia Rydet
Zula Rabikowska
Rydet’s work was largely unrecognised in her lifetime but is now seen as groundbreaking.
Polish anti-LGBT zones pushed young locals to leave, finds study
Job-search and census data suggest that the anti-LGBT resolutions encouraged some people seek to leave.
How hip-hop has narrated Poland’s post-communist transformation
Jacek Paśnik
Polish rap, originally concerned with everyday struggles, has evolved along with Poland and now symbolises the country’s success.
Flashy hardware, fragile strategy: is Poland, NATO’s biggest defence spender, preparing for the right war?
Christiaan Paauwe
Russia’s drone incursions have reignited a complicated question.
How have the Russian drone incursions affected Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The political fallout passed quickly, suggesting most Poles have normalised the armed conflict on their border.
Latin American migration to Poland is booming, bringing challenges and opportunities
Małgorzata Tomczak
Poland issued over five times more work permits to Latin Americans in 2024 than two years earlier.
