Karol Nawrocki has become Poland’s first president to attend the annual pilgrimage to the country’s holiest Catholic shrine.
Politics
Law recognising Silesian as regional language in Poland approved by parliament
A previous such bill was vetoed by former President Andrzej Duda in 2024, and Karol Nawrocki may now do the same.
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European Parliament strips Polish opposition MEPs of immunity
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Poles detained by Israel on Gaza flotilla refuse deportation and one goes on hunger strike
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Polish city’s (in)famous communist-era monument saved from demolition
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