PiS says that the minister is obliged to pay out the money and will be held criminally responsible for failing to do so.
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Police investigate incitement of hatred against Polish charity chief after death threats
Jerzy Owsiak blames conservative media outlets for inciting hatred against him.
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Poland charges 36 gang members with smuggling migrants and financing terrorism
Preliminary findings indicate that $30 million went to finance terrorism, including through accounts linked to Hezbollah and Palestinian Jihad.
EU to end “Article 7” rule-of-law procedure launched against Poland under former government
“There is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland,” says the European Commission.
Polish minister threatens to sue those accusing him of giving speech drunk
The interior minister has taken both a breathalyser and blood test in an effort to prove his sobriety.
Polish judge flees to Belarus seeking asylum
Judge Tomasz Szmydt gave a press conference in Minsk at which he praised Alexander Lukashenko as a “very wise leader”.
Polish public prosecutor launches investigation into Orlen’s Swiss trading company
The homes of Orlen’s senior management staff have also been searched in two different cases.
Poland saw EU’s third-highest houshold electricity price rises in the second half of 2023
The new figures come as the climate minister today announced that she had approved a rise in the cap on electricity prices.
Polish president pardons anti-corruption officers convicted alongside PiS politicians for abusing powers
Former PiS minister Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were also convicted and pardoned in relation to the same case.
Convicted former ministers named as EU election candidates by Polish opposition
The pair were in December handed prison sentences and bans on holding public office.
Polish government announces plans to abolish and replace anti-corruption office
The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) has been rendered ineffective and politicised, claims the government.
Poland detains two men suspected of attack on Russian opposition figure in Lithuania
The suspects – who are Polish citizens, according to the Lithuanian authorities – are facing charges of acting on behalf of a foreign country’s security services.
Poland arrests man suspected of helping Russian plot to kill Zelensky
Among the tasks reportedly assigned to him was gathering information on security at Rzeszów airport.
Polish opposition politicians charged for defying ban on holding public office
The pair claim to be victims of “political repression” by the government.
