Wojciech Konończuk
Poland has paid more for the maintenance of former camps than Germany has ever given to Polish WWII victims.
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“Be like Poland”: Donald Tusk’s new year speech fact-checked
Daniel Tilles
The prime minister listed ten of his country’s achievements in 2025. But do his words match up to reality?
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Why has Poland’s right-wing opposition lost momentum?
Aleks Szczerbiak
President Nawrocki could be the key to reconstructing the broad right-wing opposition.
Polish Christmas traditions in prewar pictures
Ben Koschalka
Many customs have remained unchanged for generations, if not centuries.
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Karol Nawrocki is pushing the limits of presidential power in Poland – but will it backfire? [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
Nawrocki has already vetoed more bills in five months than Duda did in ten years.
Has Donald Tusk’s government regained the political initiative in Poland?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The ruling coalition still faces challenges and questions over delivering on its election promises.
New documents raise questions about African immigrant who became a Polish WWII hero
Nicholas Boston
August Browne was believed to have fought in the Warsaw Uprising, but that claim is now in doubt.
“Poland’s Fox News”: how Republika has transformed the country’s media landscape
Agata Pyka
The arrival of a more liberal government helped take the conservative broadcaster to the top of the news ratings.
Poland bets on tourism to add extra dimension to booming economy
Olivier Sorgho
The government wants tourism to contribute 9% of GDP within a decade, up from 4% now.
Why is Poland’s debt rising so fast – and should we be worried?
Alicja Ptak
Poland has had the EU’s second-fastest public rising debt this year.
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.
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.
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.
