The official results have been announced.
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Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski wins second term but Kraków heading for run-off vote
The first official results from Sunday’s local elections have been announced.
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Polish president backs Moldova’s EU bid and advises it copy Poland’s judicial reforms
Andrzej Duda expressed Poland’s support for Moldova’s move “towards Europe”.
Jewish leaders protest Warsaw gallery’s anti-“cancel culture” exhibition featuring hate-speech artist
The government-funded exhibition features an artist linked to neo-Nazis.
Poland repeats call for release of Poles in Belarus after detention extended
Two leaders of the ethnic Polish community in Belarus have been detained since March, despite not yet facing charges.
Poland ends Kabul evacuation following 44 flights with 937 Afghans
“We will of course provide them with support here,” says the prime minister.
EU engaged in “hybrid war” against Poland, says justice minister
But Zbigniew Ziobro pledged to continue “far-reaching reform that will not please EU bureaucrats”.
Most Poles opposed to accepting refugees and half want border wall: poll
The findings come amid a recent rise in the number of people seeking to cross the border from Belarus into Poland.
European court calls on Poland to provide relief to Afghans camped on Belarus border
The group is reportedly seeking asylum in Poland.
Polish president hints at veto of media ownership law
Andrzej Duda called the bill “controversial” and said that Poland “must weigh up our interests”.
UN refugee agency calls on Poland to admit asylum seekers on border with Belarus
But Warsaw says they are “economic migrants” and the responsibility of Minsk.
Poland to build fence on Belarus border to “protect from terrorists”
There has been a recent surge in illegal crossings, mainly by Iraqis and Afghans.
“Crimea is Ukraine,” says Polish president, condemning Russia’s “illegal annexation”
Duda was speaking at the inaugural Crimea Platform summit in Kyiv.
Polish church criticises government’s proposed tax increase for priests
The head of the episcopate says the plans were not consulted with the church.
