Christiaan Paauwe and Alicja Ptak
A change in the law has led to around 40,000 new Ukrainian pupils attending school.
Guest
The grassroots initiatives restoring Poland’s rivers to their natural state
Wojciech Kość
Natural meandering rivers help protect against drought and flooding, while also sustaining biodiversity.
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“Liberals think facts are persuasion against populists. They’re not”: an interview with Anna Grzymala-Busse
Anna Gielewska
PiS “doesn’t have the competence to make Poland into an authoritarian regime”.
What are the prospects for the Polish opposition?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Two new movements hope to build on momentum from the presidential election.
Solidarity at 40: how the union that brought down communism became a conservative government ally
Jacqueline Hayden
The once-diverse movement has veered to the right since 1989.
Polish priest who preached nonviolent resistance and rescued Jews subject of new biopic
Filip Mazurczak
A largely forgotten figure is brought back to life.
Poland’s politicians should ignore the criticism and increase their own pay
Piotr Trudnowski
There is never a good time for such a decision, but it would benefit the state.
Norman Davies: the Battle of Warsaw, one hundred years on
Norman Davies
The “Miracle on the Vistula” was no miracle.
“The Pope’s Robin Hood”: the Polish cardinal transforming the Vatican
Filip Mazurczak
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski has led efforts to help the homeless and refugees.
Norman Davies: A defence of the Warsaw Uprising in eight theses
Norman Davies
The author of a book on the Warsaw Uprising explains the decision of the Polish government-in-exile to launch the insurgency in historical context.
Symbol of the past, model for the future: the African immigrant who became a Warsaw Uprising hero
Nicholas Boston
A Nigerian migrant called August Agboola Browne participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. His story is remembered in the Polish capital.
Can Polish energy giant Orlen be a future global champion?
Jakub Wiech
What are the chances of success for Orlen’s ambitious plans?
What does Andrzej Duda’s presidential election victory mean for Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS controls the levers of state power, but Duda could also carve out a more independent role.
European Court of Human Rights to consider if Poland discriminates against same-sex couples
Dorota Pudzianowska
A legal scholar explains the cases and their possible implications.
