Siôn Pennar
In every year since 2018, Poland has granted more Georgians first residence permits than any other EU country.
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Why did the Tusk government raise the migration issue?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The PM wants to bolster his security narrative ahead of next year’s election, but it is a risky strategy.
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The return of disco polo: how Poland’s populists are using music to serve their agenda
Marek Kępa
The uniquely Polish genre of dance music has made a dramatic comeback, including featuring prominently on public TV.
Poland’s hidden corruption
Grzegorz Makowski
While perception of everyday corruption is shrinking, it is becoming ingrained in the political and administrative system.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
The Weimar Triangle returns: prospects for cooperation between France, Germany, and Poland
Sebastian Płóciennik
There are signs of that the Weimar Triangle could have a new lease of life.
An unwanted march: Polish nationalists honour anti-communist partisans accused of war crimes
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Norman Davies: How I helped a Polish artist return a Jewish baroness’s family silver after 65 years
The historian recalls his role in reuniting Baroness Ruth Deech with her family silver.
Warsaw names street after murdered mayor Adamowicz with call to “resist flood of hate”
Speeches at the unveiling blamed PiS for spreading hate against Adamowicz and presented him as a symbol of resistance to their “authoritarianism”.
Polish government backs new coal mine despite economic and environmental concerns
The new mine would require 33 villages, with a population of 3,000 people, to be relocated.
New bike shelters to be built at schools as Polish cities embrace cycling
Ninety new bicycle shelters will be built in primary schools in Warsaw by the end of 2020.
Polish supermarket chain launches first self-service store
Supermarket chain Lewiatan has launched its first self-service store in response to Poland’s Sunday trading ban.
Poland’s twelve: all the country’s Oscar nominees reviewed
Filip Mazurczak
We look back at all twelve Polish films nominated for Best International Feature at the Oscars.
What are the prospects for the Polish Peasant Party?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PSL is seeking a niche for itself between the ruling national conservatives and liberal-left opposition.
