His three predecessors have celebrated the Jewish holiday, starting with President Lech Kaczyński in 2006.
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Polish city changes colour of Christmas bear’s scarf after complaints it looked too Ukrainian
Blue and gold had in fact been chosen because they are the colours of the city’s coat of arms.
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German parliament calls for memorial to Polish WWII victims
The idea has been discussed for years, and was previously approved by the Bundestag in 2020.
Poland’s Supreme Court rejects right of EU to regulate Polish justice system
The resolution, adopted by two Supreme Court chambers, deepens Poland’s rule-of-law crisis.
Poland’s Communist Party declared unlawful by constitutional court
“There is no place in the Polish legal system for a party that glorifies criminals and communist regimes responsible for the deaths of millions.”
Nazi-German statue, dubbed “Teutonkhamun”, found during construction of Polish supermarket
The statue of a warrior, once part of a Wehrmacht barracks, went disappeared at the end of the war.
Polish parliament will seek rare override of presidential veto on dog-chaining ban
The last time a veto was overturned by parliament was in 2009 under President Lech Kaczyński.
Polish president signs fur farm ban into law but vetoes prohibition on chaining up dogs
The ban on fur farming will have an eight-year transition period and offer compensation to breeders.
Poland charges Russian with orchestrating sabotage network
Prosecutors are also seeking to obtain an Interpol red notice for the suspect.
Record number of workers in Poland despite shrinking and ageing population
More people are working beyond retirement age and previously economically inactive adults, especially women, are entering the labour market.
Polish president vetoes law regulating crypto-assets market
The measures “pose a real threat to the freedoms of Poles, their property and the stability of the state”, said the president’s office.
Tusk hails relations with Germany after Merz talks but urges Berlin to “hurry up” with WW2 compensation
Merz revealed that Poland and Germany are preparing to sign a defence agreement next year.
Germany agrees to return medieval documents looted by the Nazis to Poland
The culture minister called the decision “the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history”.
Former Auschwitz prisoner can sue German publisher for writing “Polish death camp”, rules court
Stanisław Zalewski, a former member of the Polish underground resistance who turned 100 this year, has fought a long-running legal battle.
