A deputy speaker of parliament has indicated that they will ignore the constitutional court’s ruling.
Politics
Almost half of government voters disappointed with failure to liberalise abortion law
Over half of young Poles – who voted in record numbers last year – say they are disappointed.
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Government considers changes to close Sunday trading ban loophole
The Polish government is reportedly considering amendments to its law restricting Sunday trading.
PM promises changes to the law to improve Poland’s dangerous roads
The PM has promised legal changes to improve the situation on Polish roads, which are among the most dangerous in the EU.
“To say that Poland is an antisemitic country is absolutely not true”: Israeli ambassador
The new Israeli ambassador says that Poland is not an antisemitic country, but expresses concern about the far-right Confederation entering parliament.
Poland failed to fulfil obligations under EU law by rejecting refugee quota: ECJ opinion
Advocate general advises the ECJ to rule that Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic failed to fulfil their obligations under EU law by refusing to accept their migrant quotas.
Supreme court rejects two more Senate vote recount requests from PiS
The Polish Supreme Court has rejected two more requests by Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in Senate races lost by the party.
Poland’s Supreme Court rejects vote recount request from Law and Justice
The Polish Supreme Court has rejected PiS’s vote recount request for the Senate elections, concluding that the ruling party’s complaint was unfounded.
Nine reasons PiS may have passed its peak
Stanley Bill
Despite winning an unprecedented second outright majority, PiS faces challenges in its second term.
The womb has become a battleground in Poland
Emilie van Outeren
Poland’s government is using religious arguments to make a tried-and-tested method of boosting the birth rate, in vitro fertilisation, more difficult and expensive.
Ex-finance ministry employees accused of orchestrating VAT fraud
Two ex-finance ministry employees are accused of running an organised criminal group specialising in VAT fraud while working in a department fighting corruption and official misconduct.
A second term for Poland’s ruling United Right. Ten reasons for cautious optimism
Paweł Musiałek
Eight years of rule will force PiS to take responsibility for Poland’s successes and failures, and those more interested in finding solutions to the country’s problems than seeking an end to the party have reasons for optimism.
Polish far-right party to propose anti-LGBT law plus limits on Jewish property restitution and abortion
The far-right Confederation wants an “anti-LGBT law” that would “ban LGBT”, as well as to restrict abortions and Jewish property restitution.
Denmark approves pipeline bringing Norwegian gas to Poland as part of effort to end Russian imports
Denmark gave its approval on Friday for the construction in its waters of a planned pipeline to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, as part of Warsaw’s efforts to end its reliance on imports from Russia.
