The EU holds around €210 billion of frozen Russian sovereign assets, the bulk of them in Belgium.
Politics
Poland plans record defence spending of 4.8% GDP in 2026 budget along with lower deficit
Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative defence spender, and its budget will rise again next year.
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Polish government wins parliamentary vote of confidence called in wake of presidential election defeat
Had he lost the vote, Prime Minister Donald Tusk would have been forced to resign.
Poland’s constitutional court rules EU energy policies breach national sovereignty
The ruling, however, is likely to be ignored by the government, which does not recognise the court’s legitimacy.
“Post-communists and liberal-leftists” trying to distort election result, claims Polish president
A deputy prime minister has become the latest to suggest there was a “deliberate action” to change some results.
Polish junior governing party asks members for views on forming new coalition with opposition
PSL insists that it regularly asks its members such questions and says 70% of them support remaining in the current ruling coalition.
“I am against Ukraine’s EU entry,” says Polish president-elect in first foreign interview
But he emphasised that Poland “must support Ukraine” because “Russia is the biggest threat to the entire region”.
Losing Polish presidential candidate’s campaign encourages reporting of voting irregularities
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sought to calm concerns, saying that “assuming the elections were rigged does not serve the Polish state”.
Polish government to appoint first spokesperson after 18 months in office amid presidential election fallout
The defeat has sparked internal debate and cast doubt on the effectiveness and future of the coalition.
Polish parliament approves bill mandating salary disclosure in job adverts
Lawmakers say the changes would boost pay equity and help candidates negotiate more confidently.
Ukraine criticises Polish plans for “day of remembrance for victims of genocide” by Ukrainian nationalists
Kyiv says it “flies in the face of the spirit of good neighbourly relations”.
German court rules against sending asylum seekers back to Poland at border
However, Germany’s interior minister insists that the practice will continue.
Poland’s biggest insurer and second biggest bank agree potential €23bn merger
The merged entity would surpass PKO BP to become Poland’s biggest financial entity.
Poland protests after Israeli newspaper calls president-elect a “Holocaust revisionist”
The incoming US ambassador to Poland has also criticised the Times of Israel’s coverage of Nawrocki.
