Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defence, but the president wants to guarantee that will continue.
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Poland to introduce “military training for every adult male”
“It must become a habit, a tradition, that every healthy man in Poland should want to train to defend the homeland,” said Donald Tusk.
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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.
US and EU express concern over Poland’s new Russian influence commission
The commission “could be misused to interfere with Poland’s free and fair elections”, says the US State Department.
Polish Left unveils “Plan for Mothers” ahead of elections
Improved access to contraception and reproductive healthcare, 100,000 new nursery places and equal pay for men and women are among the pledges.
Commission to investigate Russian influence approved by Polish president
The opposition says the body, which can ban people from public office for ten years, will be used against them ahead of this year’s elections.
Iraqi and Syrian families camped on Belarus border reportedly seeking asylum in Poland
Poland’s human rights office has visited the group to ascertain their status.
