Jacek Płaza
Poland lacks a coherent and consistent strategy.
Insights
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.
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With control of Poland’s electoral commission, PiS has influence over the electoral process
Ewa Siedlecka
A change in how members of the electoral commission are selected means the majority are now political nominees.
Will Macron’s Warsaw visit bring thaw to frozen Franco-Polish relations?
Monika Bičkauskaitė
The French president’s visit could bring an opening in security, climate and nuclear energy talks.
Auschwitz and the so-called Soviet liberation of Poland
Norman Davies
While the Soviets liberated Auschwitz, they were filling another former Nazi camp, Majdanek, with Polish prisoners.
How will the latest judicial reform controversy affect Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Could legal chaos impact on this year’s crucial presidential elections?
NfP podcast: Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska on Poland, the EU and rule of law
A discussion of Poland’s position in Europe and the conflict over rule of law.
Six arguments PiS uses to justify Poland’s judicial overhaul – and why they are wrong
Anna Wójcik
Though consistent and seemingly convincing, the government’s justifications for its judicial changes are misleading and often false.
The greatest challenge in 2020: the president must end Poland’s “war of the courts”
Piotr Trudnowski
A priority for presidential candidates must be finding a solution to the judicial crisis.
Monkeys, windmills and sausages: six of the best Polish idioms
Daniel Tilles
Our editor picks and explains some of his favourite Polish sayings. What are yours?
As Germany opens its labour market, should Poland be worried about losing Ukrainian workers?
Katarzyna Michalska
Germany’s new Skilled Immigration Act goes into force in March this year.
Putin’s Stalinist history
Sławomir Dębski
The Russian president’s only version of history is the Soviet one.
Poland’s president is right to boycott Auschwitz commemoration in Israel
Daniel Tilles
Whatever one thinks of the Polish government’s historical policy, Poland must be properly represented.
The dream of “Poland’s last coal plant” is turning into a nightmare
Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska
Ostrołęka C has already cost state-controlled firms almost 1 billion zloty – yet it may never be built.
