A deputy justice minister blamed the former government for the problem, suggesting that its sentencing policies were too harsh.
Politics
Poland to audit state funding for religious groups – “in particular Catholic church” – under former government
Citizens should not be “obliged to financially support religious communities that are alien to them”, says the speaker of parliament.
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Polish ruling party strikes agreement with Kukiz’15 group
Paweł Kukiz’s eponymous party has pledged to back the government’s economic reform package in exchange for anti-corruption measures.
EU “encroaching on Polish sovereignty” in legal primacy case, says constitutional court chief
The justice minister has condemned the European Commission’s “obnoxious, insolent and colonialist attitude” towards Poland.
Protestant pastor convicted for insulting Polish president and Catholics
Paweł Chojecki called the president a “traitor” and the Catholic church a “great big prostitute”.
United opposition candidate wins closely watched mayoral race in Poland
The election in Rzeszów was won by Konrad Fijołek, a candidate supported by Poland’s centrist and left-wing opposition parties.
US is falling into “Russian trap” over Nord Stream pipeline, warns Polish foreign minister
Zbigniew Rau warned of an “escalation of Russia’s aggressive behaviour”.
Thousands of miners and energy workers protest in Warsaw over concerns at “green transition”
The minister for state assets pledges that talks with unions will start tomorrow.
Christian teaching needed to “save Latin civilisation”, says Polish education minister
“Poland is the last country in which the church is not waving the white flag,” says Przemysław Czarnek.
Polish PM’s chief of staff confirms his email account hacked after documents appear online
Michał Dworczyk said no classified information had been at risk.
Obama: Poland and Hungary are now “essentially authoritarian”
The former US president cited the two countries as examples of how “democracy can die at the ballot box”.
In “historic gesture”, Poland’s president commemorates Belarusians killed by Polish partisans
Andrzej Duda laid a wreath at a memorial commemorating civilians killed in 1946.
Czech government to seek €5 million daily fines against Poland for not closing mine
The CJEU ordered the mine to be closed last month, but Poland has not complied.
Belarus declares national holiday marking Soviet invasion of Poland
The date “symbolises historical justice and reunification of the Belarusian nation”, says President Lukashenko’s office.
