“If the entire alliance does not increase its spending, then unfortunately Putin may want to attack again,” said President Duda.
Politics
Tusk: Europe must join arms race with Russia and win it
Bolstering Europe’s defences is the only way to “avoid a wider, large-scale conflict”, said the Polish prime minister.
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“Judicial reforms haven’t lived up to expectations,” admits Polish PM, hinting at ECJ compliance
“The operation of the disciplinary chamber can and should be reviewed,” says Mateusz Morawiecki.
“Russia wants to present Poland as an irrational and unreliable actor to western elites”
An interview with Agnieszka Legucka from the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
US-German deal on Russian pipeline “significantly deepens crisis”, say Poland and Ukraine
Poland and Ukraine have long opposed the near-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Polish disciplinary chamber for judges is not lawful, rules European rights court
It violates the right to a fair trial, says the ECHR.
“University for Poles”: nationalists protest growing foreign student numbers
They say that it comes at the expense of Polish students and taxpayers.
Trade unions warn $6bn purchase of US tanks could cost thousands of Polish jobs
The deal is the biggest in the Polish army’s history.
EU gives Poland deadline to implement ECJ rulings or face fines
In response, a Polish deputy justice minister accused Brussels of “acting in bad faith and violating the [EU] treaties”.
Polish government picks Catholic universities to train teachers for compulsory school ethics classes
The education minister wants to make ethics obligatory for pupils who opt out of Catholic catechism classes.
Purchase of US Abrams tanks strengthens Poland and NATO against Russia
Hans Binnendijk
It will also strengthen ties with Warsaw’s most important ally.
“No risk of Polexit” from EU, says Polish PM amid Brussels row
His government says it has no plans to implement two CJEU rulings.
“Jews are behind the pandemic,” chant crowd at Polish anti-vaccine protest
Separately, the far-right Confederation shared a video of a supporter saying she “does not want Jewry” in Poland.
“This is Poland, not the EU,” says speaker of parliament
She also criticised those who protest against the government yet still accept the social benefits it has introduced.
