Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.
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Finance minister withholds payments to opposition PiS party due to “legal doubts”
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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Electoral commission rejects opposition PiS party’s financial report, threatening its finances
PiS called it an attempt by the government to “eliminate the opposition” and “introduce an autocratic system”.
Mayor of Polish city detained in corruption case linked to private university
Jacek Sutryk, the mayor of Wrocław, holds a diploma from a university that is accused of corruptly selling qualifications.
Macron, Scholz and Tusk express concern over Georgia elections and call for investigation
The trio called on Georgia to “reverse course” and “repeal recent legislation that runs counter to European values”.
Poland’s constitutional court finds committee investigating pandemic postal elections unconstitutional
However, the current government does not recognise the legitimacy of many TK judges, including some of those who issued yesterday’s ruling.
Belarusian man and Polish accomplice indicted for espionage in Poland
Both men have admitted to the crimes they are accused of and could face up to ten years in prison.
Prosecutors discontinue investigation into Warsaw tenants’ rights activist who burned to death
Jolanta Brzeska fought for the rights of evicted tenants in Warsaw.
Polish government’s Russian influence commission wants ex-defence minister investigated for treason
“The incidents revealed by the commission testify to the deliberate weakening of Poland’s security,” said its head.
President and church support Left’s proposal to make Christmas Eve day off work in Poland
Poles traditionally celebrate Christmas on the evening of 24 December, but it is not a day off work.
Justice minister sues ex-PM for saying he had “blood on his hands” over soldier killed by migrant
Adam Bodnar is demanding that Mateusz Morawiecki and his PiS party publish a public apology for defaming him.
Poland rises in global rule-law-ranking following change in government
“Poland has returned to the group of countries respecting the rule of law,” says the justice minister.
Polish government finds large-scale irregularities in predecessor’s Smolensk investigation commission
The defence ministry will notify prosecutors of 41 suspected crimes relating to the functioning of the commission.
European human rights commissioner reports on refugee “pushbacks” by Poland at Belarus border
He criticised the way in which political leaders have portrayed refugees and migrants as “human weapons” in a “hybrid war”, using this to justify not respecting their rights.
