“This crumbling state has no problem with being colonised by Indians and Arabs but it does have a problem with me,” said Sławomir Mentzen.
Politics
Poland signs agreement with EU for €44 billion in SAFE defence loans
Poland is the first of 19 member states to sign a SAFE agreement and the largest recipient of funds under the programme.
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Poland ends special status of Ukrainian refugees
The new law ends the measures put in place when millions of Ukrainian refugees arrived in 2022.
President vetoes bill reforming judicial body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
Polish junior ruling party splits amid fallout from leadership election
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that there is no threat to the stability of his government’s parliamentary majority.
EU approves €44 billion in SAFE defence loans for Poland
But the issue has prompted a domestic political dispute.
Polish defence minister cancels “gender training” for soldiers after backlash
The course, titled “human rights and the gender perspective in military operations”, was criticised by the right-wing opposition.
I would extradite ex-Polish justice minister Ziobro on day one, says Hungarian opposition leader
Péter Magyar’s announcement came shortly after he met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
President calls for Poland to seek nuclear deterrent
Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
Polish parliament approves legal amnesty for Poles fighting in Ukraine’s armed forces
Serving in a foreign military without consent is normally a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
Polish parliament approves €44bn EU defence loans despite opposition criticism
The bill faces a potential veto by President Nawrocki, who has expressed concern over the EU’s SAFE programme.
Polish president vetoes law recognising Silesian as regional language in Poland
Karol Nawrocki argued that Silesian is a dialect, not a language, and said he opposed “creating artificial divisions in our national community”.
“Poland will not be a vassal” of America, says PM Tusk
“Allied relations cannot consist of someone constantly saying yes to everything.”
Poland begins process of selecting new members of judicial body at heart of rule-of-law dispute
The speaker of parliament made the decision despite the current authorities regarding the body as illegitimate in its current form.
