Sławomir Mentzen of the far-right libertarian Confederation party says he will turn Poland into a “cryptocurrency haven”.
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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”.
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Over a third of Poles “harbour antisemitic attitudes”, finds international study
One in five Poles say they have an unfavourable opinion of Jews, which was the highest figure in any country surveyed.
Man detained in Poland for displaying Russian “Z” war symbols
Propagating symbols in support of Moscow’s invasion was last year made a crime in Poland punishable by up to two years in prison.
PepsiCo opens 1 billion zloty snack plant in Poland
The facility is PepsiCo’s first in the EU designed to measure CO2 emissions, with the aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2035.
Poland recovers painting from Japan that was looted by Nazi Germany in WWII
The work by Italian baroque painter Alessandro Turchi was discovered with the help of special IT tools used by staff at the Polish culture ministry.
Polish government launches data checking service after millions of logins leaked online
Over six million usernames and passwords have been published with over 100,000 individuals affected.
Inflation slows in Poland to lowest level in over a year
The Polish Economic Institute estimates inflation will fall to single-digit levels around October this year.
Poland and Germany agree to strengthen border security to curb irregular migration
The governments say, however, that there is “currently no justification for reintroducing border controls” as two German states requested.
Auschwitz museum criticises politicisation of Holocaust after Polish ruling party uses camp in video
PiS party featured the former German Nazi death camp in a video criticising an upcoming anti-government march by the opposition.
Far-right MP forces abandonment of Holocaust scholar’s lecture at German institute in Warsaw
Jan Grabowski has long received criticism in Poland over his research into crimes against Jews committed by Poles during World War Two.
Residents of Polish city warned to stay inside amid bear sighting
Municipal police are patrolling the area where the bear was last this morning.
Polish Supreme Court judges resign over promotion of colleague appointed after judicial reforms
Many “old” judges – appointed under the previous system – do not recognise the legitimacy of “new” judges appointed after the judicial reforms.
Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians and bans Belarusian and Russian trucks
The sanctions come in response to Belarus’s Supreme Court upholding the eight-year prison sentence against Andrzej Poczobut.
