“Grievances against those leaving the country to avoid being drafted are justified,” says Poland’s defence minister.
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Convicted former ministers named as EU election candidates by Polish opposition
The pair were in December handed prison sentences and bans on holding public office.
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“EU supports our border policies,” says Poland, as Brussels reminds Warsaw to comply with law
Poland has banned the media and NGOs from its border with Belarus, where it has been pushing migrants back across the frontier.
Poland promises reaction to UK’s “disturbing” refusal to let right-wing author enter
Rafał Ziemkiewicz was denied entry to the UK due to “conduct and views which are at odds with British values”.
Polish surgeons help conduct Ukraine’s first successful lung transplant
Ukrainian doctors trained in Poland have, with the help of Polish colleagues, successfully conducted the procedure.
No deal reached in coal mine dispute with “irrational” Czechs, says Poland
Poland wants to reach a deal over a spat that is costing it €500,000 a day in fines.
Poland extends state of emergency on Belarus border following stormy debate in parliament
Opposition MPs criticised the government for pushing children back across the border; the interior minister called them “irresponsible and foolish”.
Justice ministry oversaw “corruption-generating mechanism”, finds Polish state auditor
The Supreme Audit Office found that 280 million zloty was misspent and has issued five notifications about potential crimes.
Poland’s mega-airport to have “completely different” business model than planned, says exec
The project will now focus more on air cargo.
Polish opposition voters turning away from church while government supporters keep the faith
Around two thirds of Polish opposition supporters do not regularly attend church, while four fifths of government voters do.
Poland sends group of Iraqis and Kurds, including children, back over Belarus border
The group pleaded outside a border guard station to be allowed to remain in Poland.
Polish Wikipedia celebrates 20th birthday amid record growth in active editors
It contains almost 1.5 million articles, the 10th most of any language.
Over 1,000 daily Covid cases in Poland for first time since May as infections continue to rise
The health minister says that the time for “drastic decisions” about restrictions has not yet come.
Polish government’s evidence of extremism among migrants questioned by ex-intelligence chief
“They have not found anything serious” but are trying to “create an atmosphere of danger”, says the former head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency.
