Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is under pressure to repeat its local election success while PO is seeking to establish itself as Poland’s leading political force.
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Paganism in Poland: Native Faith on the rise
Katarzyna Skiba
A small but growing number of Poles are reviving and reimagining ancient beliefs.
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Minister promises law to stop “censorship at Polish universities” after lecturer accused of homophobia
The university’s disciplinary officer found that the professor had made “homophobic statements” in classes.
The greatest challenge in 2020: the president must end Poland’s “war of the courts”
Piotr Trudnowski
A priority for presidential candidates must be finding a solution to the judicial crisis.
As Germany opens its labour market, should Poland be worried about losing Ukrainian workers?
Katarzyna Michalska
Germany’s new Skilled Immigration Act goes into force in March this year.
Putin’s Stalinist history
Sławomir Dębski
The Russian president’s only version of history is the Soviet one.
The dream of “Poland’s last coal plant” is turning into a nightmare
Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska
Ostrołęka C has already cost state-controlled firms almost 1 billion zloty – yet it may never be built.
The “free drink” that can bankrupt unsuspecting tourists: the murky world of Polish strip clubs
Robert Socha
Hundreds of men claim to have been drugged and scammed.
“I speak Polish in school and Vietnamese at home”. Stories of the Vietnamese diaspora in Poland
Zula Rabikowska
A photographic project documents the lives and identities of Poland’s largest non-European immigrant community.
What are the prospects for Poland’s radical-right Confederation?
Aleks Szczerbiak
What lies behind Confederation’s unexpected success, and can it continue?
Poland’s oldest museum reopens after ten years of closure and controversy
Nicholas Hodge
The Czartoryski Museum reopens following a controversial state purchase.
Lingvo universala: Zamenhof, Esperanto and the crusade for peace through language
Ian Stephenson
Esperanto’s Polish-Jewish inventor hoped a shared language could calm tensions in his native Białystok.
Nine of Poland’s best sweet treats
Gregor Gowans
Poland has many famous sweet delicacies to its name. Here is the low-down on nine of the best.
What does Poland’s exemption from the EU’s climate ambitions actually mean?
Wojciech Kość
Both supporters and critics are wrong – or at least premature – in their interpretation of Poland’s exemption from EU climate goals.
