Hungary, which has voiced scepticism towards Ukraine’s proposed EU membership, takes over the rotating EU presidency in July.
Politics
Controversy after Polish soldiers charged for firing warning shots at migrants crossing Belarus border
The defence minister called the charges “unacceptable”.
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Former speaker of the Senate accused of illegal earnings while in office
Stanisław Karczewski continued to earn money working as a doctor while on unpaid leave, though denies any wrongdoing.
Poland wants to buy site of former Nazi German camp in Austria
Parts of the former camp complex, where thousands of Poles were imprisoned and killed, have “turned into places unworthy of commemoration”.
Supreme Court ruling deals blow to Polish government’s judicial reforms
The Supreme Court’s disciplinary chamber should not be recognised as a court, and the judiciary council is not independent, finds a new ruling.
How will Poland’s Law and Justice party govern during its second term?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ruling party faces fresh political and economic challenges in its second term of office.
“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”.
