Last month the government decreed that healthcare providers who receive public funds are obliged to offer abortions.
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Poland outlines new rules for use of firearms at border amid escalating migration crisis
The measures would remove criminal liability for the use of weapons when officers are acting in self-defence or repelling “attacks on the border”.
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State TV ordered false personal attacks on striking doctors, says former employee
State TV’s news channel claimed a doctor went on “exotic” trips abroad, when in fact she was volunteering at hospitals in Kurdistan and Tanzania.
Donald Tusk promises to fight “populists and autocrats” as new EPP president
Tusk has been elected as the EPP’s new president, warning that civil liberties and the rule of law cannot be compromised.
Lech Wałęsa wears “Constitution” protest t-shirt for White House meeting with Mike Pence
Poland’s former President Wałęsa met with Vice President Pence as a part of a tour commemorating 30 years since the fall of communism
PM promises to create “great and free Poland” and calls for change to constitution
PM Mateusz Morawiecki promises “normality” and prosperity in his policy statement setting out the government’s plans.
EU Court of Justice rules on Poland’s Supreme Court
The CJEU has issued its latest judgement on Poland’s judicial changes.
Church bows to pressure over burial of archbishop accused of sex abuse
Former Archbishop Juliusz Paetz, who faced accusations of sex abuse, was not buried in Poznań Cathedral, following protests against the plan.
New Polish climate minister: “We cannot avoid our responsibility to the planet”
Michał Kurtyka, who last year served as president of the COP24 UN Climate Conference, says he is serious about implementing measures to tackle emissions, air pollution and plastic waste in Poland.
European Parliament condemns proposed “criminalisation of sex education in Poland”
Proposed legislation in Poland is an “alarming, misguided and detrimental” measure “to criminalise sex education”, say MEPS.
Poland’s oldest living Holocaust rescuer gets surprise 100th birthday party
Józef Walaszczyk, who protected over 50 Jews during the German-Nazi occupation, has been honoured as he turns 100.
Mass grave discovered under car park at former German Nazi camp Treblinka
A previously unknown mass grave has been found next to the former Treblinka I camp.
Poland to halt permanent import of Russian gas from 2023
PGNiG officially notified Russia’s Gazprom of the termination of the contract forcing Poland to import a permanent quantity of Russian gas yearly, in an attempt to diversify the country’s energy supply.
Netflix promises to amend controversial documentary following Polish criticism
Netflix has pledged to amend its documentary “The Devil Next Door” after complaints from the Polish PM and others.
