The Olympic committee has faced accusations of misspending funds and failing to properly support athletes.
Politics
Poland extends exclusion zone on Belarus border after 64% fall in attempted illegal crossings
“The zone has brought good, concrete results,” says the interior minister.
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Poland’s central bank chief elected for further term
Adam Glapiński received the backing of the ruling party but the opposition has questioned whether he is legally entitled to another term.
Gas interconnector to soon link Poland and Slovakia, says Polish President
The two neighbours also agreed to lobby for Ukraine’s EU membership.
Polish government blames soaring inflation on Russia’s war, but that’s only part of the story
Anna Rzhevkina
Russia’s actions account for around a third of inflation, say economists.
Court annuls Polish anti-LGBT resolutions, saying they discriminate and risk violence
The resolutions, passed by Polish local authorities, pledged to fight “homoterror” and “protect children from sexual depravity”.
Emotions of protesters who attacked Russian ambassador “understandable”, says Polish government
If Russia wants to avoid evoking such emotions it “should stop committing genocide in Ukraine”, says the Polish government’s spokesman.
Russian ambassador doused with red paint at Soviet cemetery in Warsaw
Protesters had gathered to oppose his visit to commemorate Russia’s Victory Day.
What are the prospects for Polish President Andrzej Duda?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Duda was already becoming more assertive when the Russian invasion gave him a chance to carve out a new role.
Can Poland turn its new humanitarian soft power into hard economic or military benefits?
Michał Stec
Poland has been praised in Western media, visited by politicians and celebrities, and become a logistics hub.
EU Parliament calls for Poland and Hungary’s funds to be blocked until rule-of-law issues resolved
One Polish ruling party MEP accused critics of Poland of “acting on behalf of Putin”.
International donors’ conference in Warsaw raises €7 billion for Ukraine
Poland hosted the conference jointly with Sweden.
Poland falls in World Press Freedom Index for seventh year running
Poland again reached a record low, having fallen every year since 2015, when it reached its highest ever position.
Poles and Hungarians brothers no longer?
Joanna Kędzierska
The responses of the two countries’ governments to the war in Ukraine are complicating their close relationship.
