The president called on Poles to “open their eyes” and “elect patriotic politicians”.
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Ukrainian ambassador condemns Polish politician’s “arrogant and unacceptable” criticism of Zelensky
Przemyslaw Czarnek called Zelensky a “fool” and said that “Ukraine is not capable of being independent” without US support.
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Surge in crossings at Poland’s border with Russia ahead of Christmas, angering local Poles
While Russians with EU-registered cars can cross the border, Poles who have Russian-registered vehicles cannot due to EU sanctions.
Justice minister orders investigation into TV commentator’s “house migrants in Auschwitz” remarks
His comments have also been condemned by the Auschwitz Museum and President Andrzej Duda’s chief of staff.
New Polish government stops police covering faces and acting as “security agency” for Kaczyński
“This is the process of restoring trust in the Polish police,” said the new interior minister.
Missile that entered Polish airspace from Ukraine likely Russian, says Warsaw
The missile was in the Polish airspace for around 3 minutes and flew for 40 km across Lublin province.
Anger in Poland after state TV execs’ salaries under previous government made public
But PiS has responded by pointing to what it says were similarly high earnings by TVP stars when Tusk was previously in power before 2015.
Polish government to spend 150m zloty renovating student dorms
The higher education minister says that 30% of places in student dormitories are unused due to their poor condition.
TVP World suspended and director fired amid Polish government’s public media takeover
The 24-hour news channel recently celebrated its second anniversary.
New government pledges to create Poland’s first new national parks in two decades
National parks currently cover only 1.1% of Poland’s land area compared to an EU average of 3.7%.
Poland produced record wind energy at Christmas but grid struggled to cope
The grid operator had to order operators to turn off some wind turbines and transfer power to other countries under an emergency procedure.
Polish government puts public media into liquidation amid dispute with president
The unprecedented decision will further complicate an already complex and contested legal situation.
Polish health ministry fined for disclosing doctor’s personal health data under previous government
The minister resigned following criticism for revealing that a doctor critical of his policies prescribed himself psychotropic drugs.
Polish bishop warns of return to “dark times of communism” under new government
He pointed to the removal of a cross from a public office and a proposal to reduce the teaching of Catholic catechism in public schools.
