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Poland’s constitutional court rules parliament cannot put central bank chief on trial
The government, however, is likely to ignore the ruling.
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Polish parliament removes requirement for MPs to declare earnings for outside work
A judge warns that the new rules could “roll out of the red carpet for corruption”.
Officials detained over medieval-style castle residence built in EU-protected forest in Poland
Environmental permission was withdrawn last year, but construction continued anyway.
Jagiellonian overtakes Warsaw to top Polish university league table
Poland’s oldest university is now also rated as its best.
Defeated opposition demand “unfair election” be annulled by Supreme Court
The losing candidate and his party had previously indicated that they accepted the result.
Polish courts annul “LGBT ideology-free zones”, finding they violate constitution
The commissioner for human rights’s office hailed the rulings as unprecedented.
Majority of Poles support ending prison sentences for cannabis possession, finds poll
Support correlates with age and political views.
Opposition to file protests at Supreme Court regarding presidential election following defeat
Trzaskowski’s party had also launched a website to help citizen’s lodge complaints.
Poland plots “global energy syndicate” after EU approves merger
Poland’s biggest state-owned refiner has received the EU’s go-ahead to acquire a smaller rival.
“Half of Poles made a mistake”: domestic and foreign reactions to election results
Polish president Andrzej Duda was re-elected for another five-year term on Sunday.
Foreign correspondents in Poland condemn president’s attack on German journalist
Die Welt’s Warsaw correspondent has “received thousands of threatening messages” as a result.
Incumbent conservative Andrzej Duda re-elected as president of Poland
With results reported from 99.97% of districts, Duda has an unassailable lead.
Exit poll shows narrow election lead for incumbent Polish president but within margin of error
Given the narrow margin, nothing will be confirmed until official results are released.
