When asked in Polish about a woman having an abortion, it is more likely to call her a “murderer” or “monster”.
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Eight eastern EU member states meet for inaugural security summit in Helsinki
“Russia is the most significant, direct and long-term threat to our security,” wrote the leaders in a joint declaration.
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Polish town’s event honouring local Jewish composer cancelled after far-right backlash
Września was this weekend meant to hold a series of concerts and lectures celebrating Louis Lewandowski, who was born there in 1821.
Last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter dies
Michael Smuss passed away, aged 99, at a care home in Israel.
Two men hospitalised in Poland after drunkenly exploding WWII artillery shell in apartment
The owner of the apartment said he had found the artillery shell in the forest years ago and brought it home.
Researchers report progress in effort to boost Poland’s only native turtle species
Biologists in Łódź want to reintroduce European pond turtles in the region, where they are believed to be extinct.
Poland’s public debt rises at second-fastest rate in EU
Poland has been running sizeable budget deficits in recent years as it boosts social spending and ramps up defence investment.
Hungary condemns Polish foreign minister’s call for Russian oil pipeline to be destroyed
Viktor Orbán accused Poland of being “gripped by war psychosis”.
Poland’s former deputy anti-corruption chief charged in Pegasus spyware probe
He is accused of unlawfully sharing material obtained with Pegasus, including communication involving Donald Tusk’s daughter.
Ethnic Polish journalist imprisoned in Belarus awarded EU human rights prize
Andrzej Poczobut has been imprisoned since 2021.
Polish PM: former government used Pegasus spyware to surveil my wife and daughter
Prosecutors have granted Tusk’s daughter victim status in an investigation into the alleged use of Pegasus to surveil PiS’s political opponents.
Polish opposition politician to face trial over Pegasus spyware purchase
Michał Woś, who faces up to 10 years in prison, says he is a victim of “political repression” by the current government.
Poland “cannot guarantee” Putin would not be arrested if he flies through Polish airspace to Hungary
In response, Russia accused Poland of making “terrorist” threats.
Poland detains eight suspected of plotting sabotage on behalf of Russia
One of the suspects is accused of sending packages containing explosives to Ukraine, with the intention of detonating them during transport.
