Daniel Tilles
His triumph is a huge blow to the ruling coalition, but also raises questions for the conservative opposition.
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Politics
Right-wing opposition candidate Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election
Karol Nawrocki took 50.89% of the vote against 49.11% for his centrist rival Rafał Trzaskowski.
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Polish bishops appeal for more tolerant rhetoric on migrants
“One must not succumb to the temptation to arouse hostility towards newcomers in the name of falsely understood patriotism or political calculations.”
Poland takes over Russian oligarch’s stake in Polish chemicals group Azoty
Viatcheslav Kantor, a Russian oligarch seen as close to Vladimir Putin, controls a 20% stake in Azoty.
Polish Left submits bill to allow prescription-free access to morning-after pill
Poland and Hungary are the only two countries in the EU where a prescription is required to obtain the morning-after pill.
Can the opposition win this year’s Polish election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland could be heading for an unstable minority government propped up by the far right.
Actor says he was paid to appear as “passer-by” on Polish state TV criticising anti-government protest
The reporter who conducted the interview, however, denies the claim.
Presidents of Poland and Ukraine commemorate WW2 massacre of Poles by Ukrainians
During the Volhynia massacres, Ukrainian nationalists murdered up to 100,000 ethnic Poles.
Poland violated rights of judge critical of government reforms, rules European court
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Poland to pay judge Igor Tuleya €30,000 in compensation.
Main opposition parties reject PM’s invitation to discuss EU migration pact
The meeting went ahead anyway, with empty chairs left to represent the missing parties.
Design concept unveiled for Poland’s planned “mega-airport”
The designs were prepared by the firm of world-renowned British architect Sir Norman Foster.
Polish medical council calls on government to end new prescriptions limit
The measure was intended to stop online “prescription factories”, but some elderly patients have been left without medicines
“Serious concerns persist” over rule of law in Poland, says EU
The European Commission found that Poland has made no progress on six of its seven rule-of-law recommendations from last year.
Large majority of Poles continue to believe Ukrainian refugees “good for Poland”, finds poll
There are estimated to still be over one million Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
