NGOs have protested against the legislation, which they say gives officers a “licence to kill”.
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Polish opposition politician charged with defrauding travel funds from European Parliament
Ryszard Czarnecki rejects the accusations against him, which he says are being brought on “political orders”.
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Polish police search for mother of foetus found in sewage plant as prosecutors open investigation
Women’s rights activists have described the authorities’ actions as a “witch-hunt”.
Poland records second lowest trust in government in OECD
While trust rose after Law and Justice came to power in 2015, it dropped sharply in 2020.
Son of Auschwitz survivor takes Germany to human rights court over “Polish death camps” claim
Germany’s highest court refused to enforce a Polish ruling.
Polish scientists get bees drunk to study alcohol addiction
Bees can, like humans, experience withdrawal symptoms when cut off from alcohol.
Public media must defend Poland from “neo-Bolshevik onslaught”, says head of state TV
“With God’s help we will manage to defend the values that are being attacked so furiously,” said Jacek Kurski.
Polish education ministry proposes law to further centralise control over schools
Under the legislation, government-appointed officials would have greater powers to appoint and dismiss headteachers of schools in Poland.
Polish ruling party strikes agreement with Kukiz’15 group
Paweł Kukiz’s eponymous party has pledged to back the government’s economic reform package in exchange for anti-corruption measures.
Polish LGBT activist faces up to five years in prison after indictment for attack on anti-LGBT van
Her pretrial detention last year sparked mass protests.
Dozens of human remains found near Auschwitz
The bones may be the remains of German soldiers imprisoned by the Soviets after 1945.
Polish exports to Russia surpass pre-embargo levels
With most food products banned, exports have shifted to medicine, cars and automotive parts.
EU “encroaching on Polish sovereignty” in legal primacy case, says constitutional court chief
The justice minister has condemned the European Commission’s “obnoxious, insolent and colonialist attitude” towards Poland.
Protestant pastor convicted for insulting Polish president and Catholics
Paweł Chojecki called the president a “traitor” and the Catholic church a “great big prostitute”.
