Małgorzata Tomczak
Poland issued over five times more work permits to Latin Americans in 2024 than two years earlier.
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How Poland is becoming a Baltic power
Daniel Tilles
With growing military, economic and energy ties around the Baltic, Poland is increasingly looking north, unlike for most of its recent history.
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The struggle to save Warsaw’s enclave of wooden Finnish houses
Alex Webber
Activists warn that the city wants to squeeze out residents and gentrify the area.
What will happen in Poland’s local elections?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The 7 April vote represents the first electoral test since last year’s change in government.
New film on Polish highlanders’ Nazi collaboration stirs controversy
Filip Mazurczak
“White Courage” focuses on a little-known episode of WWII history.
Thriving craft beer scene leads Poland’s “piwo-lution”
Alex Webber
Polish craft beers have become an export hit.
“Some colleagues say I’m too centrist”: an interview with Confederation’s candidate for Warsaw mayor
Alicja Ptak
Przemysław Wipler is seen as a relative moderate among more radical figures in his far-right group.
“Local issues, not ideological quarrels”: an interview with PiS’s candidate for Warsaw mayor
Alicja Ptak
We speak with Tobiasz Bocheński about his vision for the capital.
How deep is the crisis in Poland’s Law and Justice party?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is facing its most serious crisis for many years and may not survive in its current form
Presidential visit highlights failings and opportunities in Poland’s relations with Africa
Jacek Płaza
Poland lacks a coherent and consistent strategy.
How much grain is Poland importing from Ukraine and Russia?
Alicja Ptak
Imports from Russia doubled in 2023 while those from Ukraine halved. But the former are still a small fraction of the latter.
The VoiCEE podcast: are CEE countries doing enough to help those facing repression in Belarus?
Jeremy Druker
In this episode, we speak to Czech investigative journalist Ondřej Kundra about his latest reporting on Belarus,
Poland’s ”mega-airport” plans caught in political headwind
Jacek Płaza
The new government has announced a pause and audit of the €69 billion CPK project.
Is Poland heading for a constitutional crisis?
Aleks Szczerbiak
A bitter political conflict has been exacerbated by the fact that the two sides increasingly operate within different legal orders.
