NGOs have protested against the legislation, which they say gives officers a “licence to kill”.
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Number of legal abortions in Poland more than doubled in 2023
Only 425 legal abortions were carried out in Poland in 2023, the second full year in which a near-total abortion ban was in force.
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EU withholding billions in cohesion funds from Poland over rule-of-law concerns
“As a result of the non-fulfilment of basic conditions, the commission cannot reimburse any expenditure submitted by Poland,” says a spokesman.
Hunter in Poland kills bison after “mistaking it for boar”
Several other bison that have gone missing “probably ended up, brutally speaking, inside a sausage,” says a conservationist.
Catholic diocese ordered to pay compensation to victim of child sex abuse by priest
The church initially treated the victim as an “accomplice in the sin of adultery” during an ecclesiastical trial that found the priest not guilty.
“Insulting or ridiculing church” to be jailable crime under bill supported by Polish justice minister
“We live in a time of increasing aggression towards people who have the courage to admit their faith,” says Zbigniew Ziobro.
Poland violated judge’s rights through “unlawful” disciplinary chamber, finds European court
The Polish government has rejected the ruling, arguing that the European Court of Human Rights “has no competence to rule on whether a court is a court or not”.
Four detained in Poland over selling of technical oils for animal consumption
Prosecutors believe Polish chickens and ducks have been given feed containing oils meant for use in the production of greases and biofuels.
Polish parliament approves postponing local elections
The government says the change is necessary for organisational reasons, but the opposition says it is a political move.
Polish ruling party’s partner withdraws support for government in parliament over broken promise
The government has only a narrow majority, so losing the votes of Pawel Kukiz’s four MPs could make life harder in parliament.
Polish education minister retracts statement linking “LGBT ideology” to Nazism after legal action
Przemysław Czarnek linked “LGBT ideology” to Nazism and said that “these people are not equal to normal people”.
Poland will sue European Commission if it continues to “illegally” block funds
“If there is no such money, we will go to court…Our lawyers are working on this,” says a deputy minister.
Poland and Baltic states enact EU visa ban for Russians
“Travel to the EU is a privilege, not a human right,” say Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
After moving to cut Hungary’s funds, EU is “analysing Poland”, which has “many problems”
Poland’s prime minister has pledged that his government will “strongly oppose” penalising Hungary.
