The move has generated controversy given the government’s pledge to “depoliticise” the court.
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Poland reintroduces VAT cut and daily price caps to lower fuel costs for drivers
Prices should fall by around 1 zloty per litre while the measures are in place between 17 August and 31 August, says Prime Minister Tusk.
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Protests against anti-Ukrainian violence held in 25 Polish cities
Police data show that reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland are up 30% this year.
Remains of Poles massacred by Ukrainian nationalists in WWII exhumed in Ukraine
Around half of the remains belonged to children, and most show signs of brutal deaths, including skulls pierced with farming tools.
Candidate to lead Polish state history institute rejected in rare clash between houses of parliament
The Institute of National Remembrance has been leaderless since its previous head, Karol Nawrocki, become president.
Polish state energy giant Orlen posts record half-year profit amid Middle East turmoil
Orlen has also this year seen its highest ever proportion of revenue from foreign markets.
New Polish opposition group proposes paying parents “salary” to encourage more births
The idea is part of a package of proposals to tackle Poland’s dire demographic situation proposed by the new Development Plus group.
Polish opposition calls for deportation of Ukrainian conscription-age men not working legally
The proposal was criticised by the government, which called it “absurd” and “disgusting”.
Poland invokes emergency grid capacity powers for second time in three days amid heatwave
Before this summer, it had only done so twice in eight years.
Polish top court confirms withholding funds from opposition PiS party over campaign finance irregularities
The decision was welcomed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said there will be “no money for grifters”.
Polish prosecutors end 10-year treason investigation into Tusk over Smolensk air disaster
They found that government officials acted in Poland’s interests when cooperating with Russia after the crash.
Poland calls for EU to deny residence to migrants who enter illegally
It pointed to its own experience of dealing with “weaponised” migration from Belarus.
Unexploded WWII ordnance discovered under busy Warsaw street
The discovery led to part of the city centre being shut down.
Russia condemns Poland’s “sacrilegious” demolition of Soviet monument
Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance says the monument was a “Soviet propaganda object” that had to be removed.
