His remarks have been criticised by a deputy defence minister, who says they are not true and will be exploited by Poland’s enemies.
Politics
Poland suspends right to asylum at Belarus border
The measures “give border guards a key tool to combat illegal migration, which is an element of hybrid aggression against Poland”, says the interior minister.
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Poland to introduce tax exemption for firms providing US armed forces with goods and services
The law would extend a privilege already available to foreign businesses.
Prosecutors investigate abortion protest leaders for insulting Catholics and endangering health
Women’s Strike says the decision is an attempt to “repress” them.
French supermarket pulls advertising from Polish state TV over anti-LGBT content
This “does not reflect our values”, says the French supermarket giant.
Polish opposition party wants lack of consent added to legal definition of rape
The current law defines an act as rape only if there is force, unlawful threats or deception
Brussels “imposing neo-Marxism” and “so-called rule of law” on Poland, warns archbishop
The archbishop of Kraków also identified Berlin and New York as “important centres” trying to “force LGBT ideology” on Poland.
NfP podcast: rule of law and the EU budget – interview with Poland’s deputy foreign minister
Stanley Bill speaks with Paweł Jabłoński.
“Poles won’t be taught democracy by impudent west Europeans,” says minister
“When we entered the European Union, we agreed on certain rules of the game,” said Michał Wójcik.
Government programme encourages young Poles to start family earlier
Young people are “bombarded with consumerism channelled towards building a career” and need an “alternative”, says a minister.
Kraków council votes to ban images of aborted foetuses in public space
Anti-abortion groups display such images in cities around Poland, resulting in a number of legal challenges.
“History is of overriding importance in our relations with Poland”: interview with Germany’s ambassador
Philipp Fritz
We also asked the ambassador about Nord Stream 2, media ownership and the pandemic.
Polish judge critical of government stripped of immunity by disputed disciplinary chamber
A European Court of Justice judge called the decision “not legal”, given that the ECJ has suspended the disciplinary chamber.
Clashes at abortion protest in Warsaw as police use tear gas and force against demonstrators
One opposition MP was pepper sprayed while showing police her parliamentary ID.
