Daniel Tilles
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Politics
Poland’s public debt tops 2 trillion zloty for first time
Debt grew by 19%, marking the second-fastest annual rise after a 28% spike in 2020.
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Poland to make private TV stations “strategic firms”, allowing blocking of sale to “hostile” states
A businessman linked to Viktor Orbán – an ally of Poland’s opposition – is reportedly seeking to buy TVN.
How will Donald Trump’s election victory affect Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
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President picks new chief justice of Poland’s disputed constitutional court
Bogdan Święczkowski served as a senior prosecutor under the former PiS government and is seen as a close ally of then justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
Polish ruling party’s presidential candidate outlines aims on abortion, defence and economy
Trzaskowski pledged to end Poland’s “embarrassment on the international stage and medieval anti-abortion law”.
Janusz Waluś, killer of anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, deported to Poland from South Africa
The 71-year-old, who served almost 30 years in prison, was pictured landing in Warsaw on Saturday.
Parliament strips Polish opposition leader Kaczyński of immunity from prosecution
The PiS chairman is accused of hitting an activist during a scuffle at a commemoration of the Smolensk plane disaster.
US provides further $4bn military financing loan guarantee to Poland
The financing “underscores the United States’ steadfast commitment to Poland’s security”, says the State Department.
Polish parliament votes for ex-justice minister to be forcibly brought to testify in spyware probe
Zbigniew Ziobro has refused to appear on health grounds and because he argues the committee in unlawful.
Russia closes Polish consulate in St Petersburg and expels diplomats
The decision was made in retaliation for Poland’s closure of a Russian consulate last month.
First Polish mission to International Space Station to launch in spring 2025
Astronaut Sławosz Uznański will become only the second Pole to travel to space and the first in almost 50 years.
Law banning glorification of Ukrainian nationalist Bandera proposed by Polish opposition
The law would place propagation of “Banderism” alongside Nazism, fascism and communism as a crime carrying a jail sentence of up to three years.
Commission investigating visa corruption recommends prosecution of ex-PM and other ministers
Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki and foreign minister Zbigniew Rau are among the senior PiS figures accused of wrongdoing.
