Police imposed 12,600 fines for missing facemasks in public spaces at the weekend.
Maria Wilczek
Life expectancy falls 1.4 years in Poland amid pandemic, one of EU’s largest drops
Poland spends less than half the EU average on healthcare, and has the bloc’s lowest number of doctors in proportion to population.
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Polish president and defeated rival in first “peaceful meeting” since elections
The former rivals discussed the election, media freedom and local government finances.
Polish government proposes 7.7% minimum wage rise, falling short of electoral pledges
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński previously promised to raise the minimum wage to 3,000 zloty before 2021.
“Gender Trojan horse”: Two sides of Poland’s tug of war over treaty on violence against women
Maria Wilczek
We ask ultraconservative legal group Ordo Iuris, Poland’s human rights Commissioner Adam Bodnar and other experts about the Istanbul Convention.
As ex-minister held for corruption, opposition raise concern over alleged use of spyware in case
A newspaper claims the “strong” evidence was collected using controversial Spyware.
Poland celebrates EU budget success but confusion remains over rule-of-law conditionality
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
Poland removes statute of limitations on communist crimes
The statute of limitations for some communist crime cases had been to expire next month.
Officials detained over medieval-style castle residence built in EU-protected forest in Poland
Environmental permission was withdrawn last year, but construction continued anyway.
Defeated opposition demand “unfair election” be annulled by Supreme Court
The losing candidate and his party had previously indicated that they accepted the result.
Opposition to file protests at Supreme Court regarding presidential election following defeat
Trzaskowski’s party had also launched a website to help citizen’s lodge complaints.
Poland plots “global energy syndicate” after EU approves merger
Poland’s biggest state-owned refiner has received the EU’s go-ahead to acquire a smaller rival.
“Half of Poles made a mistake”: domestic and foreign reactions to election results
Polish president Andrzej Duda was re-elected for another five-year term on Sunday.
Can Poland’s latest political outsider “break the duopoly”? We ask six experts
Maria Wilczek
After an impressive showing in the presidential election, Szymon Hołownia has launched a new political movement.
