“Because of the proximity to the Polish border, they can be quickly returned there,” says Brandenburg’s interior minister.

“Because of the proximity to the Polish border, they can be quickly returned there,” says Brandenburg’s interior minister.
Over 15,000 people applied for asylum in Poland in 2024, 72% more than a year earlier.
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“We have a real problem with democracy” under Tusk’s new government, says Kaczyński.
The constitutional court’s decision to introduce a near-total abortion ban was one such ruling.
His comments have also been condemned by the Auschwitz Museum and President Andrzej Duda’s chief of staff.
The unprecedented decision will further complicate an already complex and contested legal situation.
As a presenter of the main evening news, Michał Adamczyk become the face of TVP under PiS.
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The situation has divided both politicians and experts.
“There cannot be consent in view of the flagrant violation of the constitution and the principles of a democratic state of law,” said Duda.
Szymon Hołownia invited homeless people, migrants and others in need to parliament for a Christmas event.
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ideologically diverse new ruling coalition is prioritising “settling accounts” with its right-wing predecessor and elite replacement.
The same chamber is due to rule on 11 January on the validity of the October parliamentary elections.
The pair was handed prison sentences yesterday but President Duda insists his decision to pardon them still stands.
Some independent legal experts and commentators have also voiced concern over how the government acted.