However, it also found itself among a losing minority of four member states that voted against setting a new EU target to cut emissions 90% by 2040.
Politics
Polish anti-LGBT zones pushed young locals to leave, finds study
Job-search and census data suggest that the anti-LGBT resolutions encouraged some people seek to leave.
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Poland “discriminating against German minority” with funding cuts, says German government official
He also argues that the Polish decision is based on a misunderstanding.
Orlen: will Poland’s eagle soar?
Jakub Wiech
The Polish state oil giant has an opportunity to join the European elite, but this will come at a high price.
Opposition MPs walk out as Polish parliament honours resistance fighter accused of war crime
Right-wing MPs see Zygmunt Szendzielarz “Łupaszko” as a national hero, but the centrist and left-wing opposition say he murdered civilians.
In unprecedented step, EU to deduct funds from Poland for unpaid fines
Poland has accrued almost €60 million in fines since September for failing to comply with an order to close the Turów coal mine.
Polish state auditor claims 7,300 cyberattacks made against it, including suspected use of Pegasus
Government figures say that claims that Pegasus was used against the state audit office are “fake news”.
Poland cuts teaching for German minority and allocates funds to Poles in Germany
The number of hours of German taught to children from Poland’s ethnic German minority has been cut by two thirds.
Xi hails China’s “true friendship” with Poland after meeting Duda for talks on trade and investment
Duda’s office said the talks were an opportunity to offer China an alternative perspective on the Ukraine crisis to that presented by Russia.
Polish government moves to increase parental leave and strengthen workers’ rights
The changes are a national implementation of EU directives.
US preparatory group arrives in Poland ahead of deployment of 1,700 troops
Poland’s foreign minister has arrived in Washington to lobby for the deployment to be made permanent.
Polish judicial policies violated right to fair trial, finds ECHR, paving way for compensation claims
A deputy justice minister dismissed the ruling as “meaningless” and further evidence that European courts “treat Poland like a colony”.
Poland and Czech Republic sign agreement to end coal mine dispute
The agreement will see Poland pay €45 million compensation to the Czech Republic and fund environmental projects.
Polish president moves to abolish judicial disciplinary chamber in bid to end EU dispute
However, at the same time he proposed creating a new “Chamber of Professional Responsibility” tasked with holding judges to account.
