Lviv’s mayor called Sławomir Mentzen a “pro-Russian politician with a Polish passport”.
Politics
Polish foreign minister calls for “peace through strength” in Ukraine in UN speech
Radosław Sikorski stressed that “we, as Europeans, will continue to stand side by side with Ukraine to achieve a just and lasting peace”.
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Mandatory vaccines for teachers could “paralyse schools”, warns Polish education minister
Around 19% of teachers remain unvaccinated.
Ukraine to sue EU over Poland refusing to increase freight permits
Kyiv says that its free trade agreement with the EU has been breached.
New German chancellor urges “pragmatic solution” to rule of law dispute in Warsaw visit
The two heads of government also discussed their differences over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and war reparations.
Recording shows leading Polish newspaper editor expressing “love” to former communist leader
Adam Michnik, a former anti-communist dissident, is seen embracing Wojciech Jaruzelski at the latter’s home.
From Solidarity to PiS: Sir Malcolm Rifkind reflects on 40 years of Poland’s development
Maria Wilczek and Stanley Bill
The former UK foreign secretary reflects on his 1984 visit and Poland’s progress since then.
Poland calls for war reparations as new German foreign minister visits Warsaw on first foreign trip
The rule of law, Nord Stream 2, Belarus and the future of the EU were also discussed.
Hijacking of Ryanair plane by Belarus was “state terrorism”, finds Polish investigation
The alleged bomb threat used to ground the flight was clearly false and used as a pretext to detain opposition activist Roman Protasevich.
Poland was brave enough to support us when others didn’t, says exiled Belarusian opposition leader
President Andrzej Duda invited Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to sit alongside him at Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy.
Polish ruling party guilty of “treason” for hosting summit of pro-Russian parties, says Tusk
Marine Le Pen and Viktor Orbán were among those who gathered in Warsaw at the invitation of PiS, whose leader called on them to work together.
Poland and Ukraine must forget grand projects and embrace “mediocrity” to build relations
Daniel Szeligowski
Attempts to forge a strategic partnership have fuelled mutual disappointment.
Polish opposition parties unite to sign agreement on restoring rule of law
The signatories pledged to roll back the government’s judicial overhaul and end the “devastating conflict” with the EU.
Large majority of Poles view government’s judicial policies negatively, find new polls
Three quarters hold a negative view of the changes while 57% say they have subordinated the judiciary to political control.
