The government says it will ignore the ruling and foreign marriage certificates will continue to be transcribed.
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Poland enters race to host EU-backed AI gigafactory
It is bidding to host one of seven planned AI facilities which could attract more than 10 billion zloty in investment.
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Poland will implement EU court order to recognise same-sex marriages, says justice minister
But the office of the right-wing, opposition-aligned president says it “will not succumb to the terror of rainbow rulings”.
Poland’s Solidarity trade union wins legal battle for control of iconic logo
The logo has become famous around the world as a symbol of the struggle against oppression.
EU court orders Poland to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other member states
The case was original brought by a a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany.
Poland charges Ukrainian with assisting in Russian rail sabotage
He is the first person to directly hear charges in the case, after the two main suspects fled to Belarus immediately after the incident.
Polish justice minister pledges investigation into far-right leader’s Auschwitz speech
Grzegorz Braun claimed that the Polish government is “implementing directives presented…by various Jewish organisations”.
Constitutional court rejects government bill overhauling body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
The government wants to depoliticise the National Council of the Judiciary, which is responsible for nominating judges.
Polish official who removed cross from public office acquitted of insulting religious sentiment
A public “office is not a church”, said the judge in his ruling.
Polish president seeks to have Communist Party of Poland outlawed
“There is no place in the Polish legal order for a party that glorifies criminals and regimes responsible for the deaths of millions.”
Polish state polling agency finds record support for same-sex partnerships
CBOS found that 62.1% support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships, up from 52% last year and 25% in 2011.
Polish far-right leader Braun again stripped of legal immunity by European Parliament
He is accused of inciting religious hatred against Jews, among other alleged crimes.
European court rules Poland violated rights of woman who traveled abroad for abortion
The European Court of Human Rights found that the woman’s right to private and family life was violated.
Ex-justice minister Ziobro says he will return to Poland to face charges “when rule of law is restored”
His lawyer informed Polish prosecutors that his client is willing to be interviewed either in Hungary or Belgium.
