The law would place propagation of “Banderism” alongside Nazism, fascism and communism as a crime carrying a jail sentence of up to three years.
Politics
Commission investigating visa corruption recommends prosecution of ex-PM and other ministers
Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki and foreign minister Zbigniew Rau are among the senior PiS figures accused of wrongdoing.
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Poland “threatened by aggression of the left” from both east and west, warns Kaczyński
“With our resistance to this, Poland is a very important country in Europe and the world,” says the ruling party chairman.
Poland has discussed hosting nuclear weapons with US, says president
The head of the ruling party, Jarosław Kaczyński, says he “fully supports” the idea of Poland joining NATO’s nuclear sharing programme.
“The issue is closed”: Germany rejects Poland war reparations demand
“Germany admits its historical responsibility [but] the issue of reparations is a closed one from the perspective of the German government.”
Poland issues diplomatic note to Germany seeking war reparations
Reparations “will allow Polish-German relations to be based on justice and truth and will lead to the closing of painful chapters in the past”, says Poland.
Polish parliament approves postponing local elections
The government says the change is necessary for organisational reasons, but the opposition says it is a political move.
Various “overlapping factors” caused Odra river poisoning, finds Polish report
Nearly 250 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from the Oder river since the end of July.
US Congress approves $289 million in military financing for Poland
“Poland has delivered extraordinary support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s further invasion,” says the US State Department.
Polish ruling party’s partner withdraws support for government in parliament over broken promise
The government has only a narrow majority, so losing the votes of Pawel Kukiz’s four MPs could make life harder in parliament.
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters declared persona non grata by Polish city over Ukraine war views
Two concerts by Roger Waters due to take place in Kraków next year have been cancelled.
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The war in Ukraine highlights how net-zero strategies will have to continually contend with crises.
Polish education minister retracts statement linking “LGBT ideology” to Nazism after legal action
Przemysław Czarnek linked “LGBT ideology” to Nazism and said that “these people are not equal to normal people”.
20 Soviet memorials removed in Poland this year and 40 to go, says head of state history body
“These should have disappeared a long time ago, they are a symbol of the betrayal and suffering of Poles,” says the IPN’s president.
