Alicja Ptak
Three decades of Poland’s economic, social and democratic development.
Politics
Record number of Poles abroad register to vote, prompting fears polling stations will not cope
Over 350,000 Polish citizens have registered to vote abroad in next Sunday’s parliamentary election, the highest-ever figure.
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“The Soviets liberated Poland” – Polish left-wing leaders criticised for WWII remarks
Leading figures from SLD are accused of “falsifying Polish history” by perpetuating the “Soviet narrative” that Poland was liberated by the Red Army.
Polish MEP to sue Facebook for failing to tackle fake posts defaming him
PiS MEP Patryk Jaki claims that “for years there has been an organised campaign to defame me online” by making him look stupid.
Poland to intervene over Polish child being adopted by gay couple in UK
“We will take all steps so that the child is adopted by a man and a woman” in order to “preserve his identity”, says a deputy minister.
Pooling the Poles
Ben Stanley
Political scientist Ben Stanley presents his model for pooling Polish political polls, which Notes from Poland will be regularly featuring.
Head of Poland’s Supreme Audit Office refuses prime minister’s call to resign
The ruling party has turned against its former finance minister following an accumulation of accusations against him.
Minister defends “free speech” of lecturer fired for homophobic class
Firing a lecturer for a “homophobic” class constitutes a violation of free speech and academic freedom, says the higher education minister.
Less gas, more coal: Poland’s contradictory approach to Russian energy imports
Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska and Michał Potocki
Poland is freeing itself from Russia’s gas, but becoming more dependent on its coal
Far-right MPs condemn Polish government’s “mass immigration” policy and call for “ethnic cohesion”
Two MPs from the far-right Confederation have criticised the Polish government for allowing “mass migration” under “the dictate of business”.
Duda’s Tour de Pologne: how the president is making small-town Poland his springboard to re-election
Mateusz Bałuka
President Duda has now visited every administrative district in Poland ahead of next year’s election.
Prosecutors drop four-year investigation into Holocaust historian for “insulting Polish nation”
Jan Gross was accused of “insulting the Polish nation”, a crime that carries up to three years in prison. But prosecutors found no “convincing” evidence.
Female MPs declare victory in linguistic battle
Left alliance MP Wanda Nowicka has welcomed the decision to allow feminine forms to be used in parliamentary stationery.
Opposition presidential contender declares support for same-sex marriage in Poland
Jacek Jaśkowiak’s support for same-sex marriage could cause tension within his own Civic Platform party.