The EU holds around €210 billion of frozen Russian sovereign assets, the bulk of them in Belgium.
Politics
Poland plans record defence spending of 4.8% GDP in 2026 budget along with lower deficit
Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative defence spender, and its budget will rise again next year.
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High-school students convicted of insulting Polish president
The teens were filmed shouting “F**k Duda” and vandalising an election poster at a party.
Polish opposition party proposes paying coal miners not to work
Poland 2050 sees the guaranteed minimum income as a way of helping the transition away from coal.
Poland violated judges’ human rights by firing them without explanation, rules ECHR
The judges were among almost 150 removed by the justice minister in 2017.
Israel accuses Polish PM of “antisemitic allusion” in restitution law dispute
A diplomatic dispute escalated over the weekend.
Polish ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority after MPs quit
The government should still be able to rely on votes from MPs outside its caucus to ensure a majority.
Israel condemns “immoral” Polish property restitution bill
Poland’s foreign ministry has denied the claims as displaying a “complete lack of knowledge”.
Hacking of Polish officials linked to Russian security services, says Poland
“[These] activities are carried out on a mass scale and are part of the disinformation operation against Poland.”
LGBT “deviants don’t have same rights as normal people”, says Polish education minister
His words were applauded by party colleagues in parliament.
Cross-party group of MPs call on PM to hold talks on Poland’s nuclear plans
They argue that Poland’s development of nuclear power will span several parliamentary terms and requires collaboration between parties.
State TV is Poles’ least trusted news source, finds Oxford University study
Just 36% of Poles trust TVP, while 46% distrust it.
Poland can reach EU average wealth and become net budget payer within decade, pledges PiS
The prime minister and ruling party chairman say that a new government economic programme will help Poland catch up.
Poland loses billions of dollars through LGBT discrimination, warns US embassy chief
The remarks from sparked anger from the Polish right.
