Aleks Szczerbiak
Włodzimierz Czarzasty has become Donald Tusk’s key strategic ally and uncompromising enforcer.
Politics
Polish far-right leader Braun visits Iranian embassy to sign book of condolence for Khamenei
“God bless the Iranian nation,” wrote Grzegorz Braun.
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Polish Supreme Court picks candidates for new chief justice despite boycott by some judges
President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
Polish parliament sends bill on €44bn EU defence loans to president for approval
The opposition, with which President Nawrocki is aligned, has urged him to veto the bill.
Court rejects attempt to overturn Kraków’s Clean Transport Zone
Since the start of this new, Kraków has placed restrictions on older, more polluting cars.
Putin, Lukashenko and Trump most distrusted world leaders in Poland, Zelensky most trusted
Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni are the second and third most trusted.
Polish politicians clash over rapid EU membership for Ukraine
The speaker of parliament said Poland would help Ukraine join “as soon as possible”, but even some of his allies pushed back.
Poland’s New Hope and Empire Strikes Back parties merge in attempt to sidestep electoral law
The manoeuvre is part of an attempt by one of Poland’s main far-right groups to circumvent a court decision.
Plans for new Muslim prayer centre in Polish city stir controversy
The group behind the plans say they will meet the needs of Kraków’s growing Muslim community.
Polish president proposes law jailing officials who question his powers
The government condemned his “autocratic” plans.
Poland tightens cybersecurity rules targeting non-NATO suppliers
“High-risk” vendors from countries such as China will be barred from sectors of the economy deemed crucial to the functioning of the state.
Poland ends special status of Ukrainian refugees
The new law ends the measures put in place when millions of Ukrainian refugees arrived in 2022.
President vetoes bill reforming judicial body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
Polish junior ruling party splits amid fallout from leadership election
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that there is no threat to the stability of his government’s parliamentary majority.
