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Polish president and PM fail to reach agreement on EU defence loans as potential veto looms
Karol Nawrocki has now submitted his own “sovereign” alternative to the EU’s SAFE programme to parliament.
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Ukraine grants permission for further exhumation of Polish WWII massacre victims
Over 100 Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists in the village of Ugły in 1943 as part of the broader Volhynia massacres.
Exhibition on “ten centuries of Polish Russophobia” opens in Moscow
The display presents a revisionist view of history in keeping with the Kremlin’s narrative.
Couple accused of spying on Russian opposition figures in Poland to face trial
The man is also accused of involvement in attempting to send a package containing explosives.
Abandoned communist-era Kraków hotel added to register of historic monuments
The decision has been criticised by the owners of the building, who say it will hinder plans to redevelop the area.
Łódź becomes latest Polish city to ban alcohol sales at night
Restaurants and bars are exempt from the ban.
Tombstone of Polish WWII exiled leader Władysław Sikorski transferred from UK to Poland
The item will become part of the collection of the Polish History Museum in Warsaw.
Polish national park offers free poop bags for hikers to tackle “faecal pollution”
Tatra National Park says that human excrement pollutes soil and water, “disfigures the landscape and degrades the experience of other tourists”.
Polish opposition hold protest against EU migration and trade policies
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński accused the current government of seeking to turn Poland into a “German protectorate”.
Poland says it will be exempted from EU migrant relocations
“I said that there would be no relocation of migrants in Poland, and there won’t be,” declared PM Donald Tusk.
Poland proposes tougher rules for foreigners to obtain citizenship
The new rules would increase the residency period from three to eight years and require applicants to take a citizenship test.
Polish court rules asylum ban at Belarus border justified and lawful
The judge rejected a complaint by a Sudanese man who was denied the right to claim international protection in Poland.
Poland charges gang accused of issuing fake university documents to allow foreigners to enter EU
Over 1,000 documents were issued to people from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
