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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What do the European Parliament election results tell us about Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The results have left neither side satisfied.
Ten must-watch Polish films directed by women
Isabel Jacobs
They include interwar avant-garde cinema, the world’s first Holocaust film, and reflections on feminism.
The VoiCEE podcast: decoding Russia’s information war in Central and Eastern Europe
Anastasiia Herasymchuk
In this episode, we discuss how the Russian propaganda machine has attempted to influence recent regional events.
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International scrutiny of Poland must continue under the Tusk government [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
It must be held to the same standards as the former PiS administration.
The renewed Poland-Belarus border crisis explained
Michał Piekarski
What’s behind a surge in attempted migrant crossings and violence towards Polish officers?
Six conclusions from Poland’s European elections
Daniel Tilles
This was not a victory against the right.
New exhibition shows Jewish life in Polish shtetl before the Holocaust
Stuart Dowell
Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt captured in vivid detail his childhood memories of prewar Poland.
Uncertain waters: the future of Poland’s deepwater container port project
Agata Pyka and Lena Bäunker
Opponents are concerned by the project’s environmental impact.
Fact-check: is the Netherlands going to send abortion pills to women in Poland?
Agata Pyka
Contrary to Polish media reports, the Dutch parliament did not pass any such new law
Why does Poland’s European Parliament election matter?
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.
Paganism in Poland: Native Faith on the rise
Katarzyna Skiba
A small but growing number of Poles are reviving and reimagining ancient beliefs.
New biography reveals remarkable life of female Polish resistance fighter
Stuart Dowell
Elżbieta Zawacka operated as an undercover courier in occupied Europe and was the sole woman in an elite Polish paratrooper unit.
