Poland has 5.7 nurses per 1,000 inhabitants, well below the EU-wide average of 8.4.
Politics
Warsaw orders officials with degrees from university hit by corruption scandal to retake exams
Collegium Humanum has been accused of corruptly issuing diplomas in return for payment.
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Elections are “a choice between white-and-red Poland and rainbow Poland”, says ruling party official
Senior figures from PiS have indicated that they will make anti-LGBT rhetoric a major feature of the campaign.
A power struggle within Poland’s Supreme Court as it seeks to nominate new chief justice
Anna Wójcik
“Old” and “new” judges, appointed before and after the government’s judicial overhaul, are in dispute.
Chinese face masks purchased by Polish state-owned firms fail safety tests
State-owned firms have backtracked after calling the reports “fake news”.
John Paul II’s political lexicon: seven lessons for today’s struggling democracies
George Weigel
The Polish pope’s biographer reflects on the centenary of his birth.
Poland’s health minister denies cronyism after government buys “useless” masks from family friend
The health ministry purchased over 100,000 masks for 5 million zloty that failed to meet standards.
Poland’s main opposition replace presidential candidate ahead of new election
PO have abandoned Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska and turned to Rafał Trzaskowski.
Poland’s constitutional court is a “puppet”, says Germany’s top judge, prompting angry response
The president of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal says her German counterpart’s words were “scandalous”.
Government to subsidise domestic holidays for workers to boost Poland’s tourism industry
The “1000+” programme will cost an estimated 7 billion zloty this year.
Polish government seeks new changes to presidential election rules, allowing in-person voting
Voters would have a choice between voting by post or in person at polling stations.
“Chaos that could have been avoided”: a legal analysis of Poland’s non-election
A professor of law unravels the chaos around Poland’s abandoned presidential election.
Police clash with business owners protesting over coronavirus crisis in Poland
Business owners are calling for greater government support.
Poland’s presidential elections set to be voided and new ones called as parliament approves bill
The ruling party’s deal with a rebel coalition partner has now effectively been endorsed by parliament.
