The speaker of parliament called the product “pure evil”.
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Appointee of former government barred from prosecutor’s office despite Supreme Court ruling
Dariusz Barski says a Supreme Court ruling last week confirmed that he was unlawfully dismissed as national prosecutor by the new government.
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NfP podcast: “Pegasus raises questions over Polish elections,” says head of team that uncovered hack
Stanley Bill talks to John Scott-Railton from Citizen Lab about the Pegasus hacking in Poland.
The Polish Deal: how a landmark tax reform has turned into a PR disaster for the government
Marcin Makowski
The programme was supposed to breathe new life into the ruling coalition and carry them into the next elections.
Ruling party proposes law requiring 80% of music on daytime radio to be Polish
At least half of content across the whole month would need to be Polish, which would be the highest such quota in Europe.
UN adds Polish amendments to new Holocaust denial resolution
Among the changes proposed by Poland is the rejection of attempts to blame other nations for German Nazi crimes.
EU moves to makes Poland pay €84m fines accrued so far over judicial chamber and coal mine
The money will be taken from Poland’s European funds if Warsaw continues to refuse to pay the fines.
Poland’s first lady invites opposition to discuss proposed education law
Before her husband became president, Agata Kornhauser-Duda was a German teacher.
Poland launches contest for school students to “promote truth” about Soviet massacre
The 1940 Katyn massacre saw 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia murdered by the Soviet secret police.
Poland accuses Ukraine of blocking rail shipments in “unprecedented” move
Transport to Poland via Ukraine from 15 countries – including China – has been blocked since the end of November.
Prosecutors reject applications to ban Polish radical nationalist group ONR
Two opposition mayors and a party leader had applied for ONR to be delegalised.
400 million zloty financing agreed for Kraków to host 2023 European Games
The city had warned that it could pull out unless the government offered financial guarantees.
Poland raises cybersecurity threat level following attacks on Ukraine
Poland’s prime minister today hit out against the Kremlin’s “neo-imperial policy”.
1.7 million zloty donated in two days to child helpline after state funding withdrawn
The NGO behind the service says that young people need its support more than ever amid the pandemic.
