They appealed for Poles and Ukrainians “not [to] remain enslaved by their sad memories of the past”.
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Poland moves to strip Zelensky of honour for naming military unit after group that massacred Poles
“Unfortunately, President Zelensky has shown that Ukraine is not ready to be part of the European family,” said President Nawrocki.
Poland signs first defence contracts under EU’s SAFE programme
The government expects to sign dozens of contracts worth around 100 billion zloty (€24 billion) in total by 30 May.
Polish academics protest underfunding of science and higher education
They called for Poland to almost triple its spending on science and higher education to 3% of GDP by 2030.
Poland and UK sign treaty deepening defence and security ties
“The challenges Europe now faces demand an even stronger partnership,” said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Polish right condemns city’s celebration of Africa Day and rising foreign student numbers
Lublin’s deputy mayor has hit back, accusing right-wing politicians of spreading “lies, manipulation and fear”.
President appoints new chief justice of Polish Supreme Court
His choice of Zbigniew Kapiński has drawn criticism from both the government and the opposition.
PM calls security meeting over fake emergency calls targeting opposition and president’s family
The opposition have criticised the government for failing to clamp down on the fake calls.
Mayor of Kraków dismissed in rare recall referendum
Aleksander Miszalski is a member of Prime Minister Tusk’s centrist KO party, and his dismissal was celebrated by the right-wing opposition.
Poland must be “defended from pathological spread of homosexuality”, says opposition leader Kaczyński
He also appeared to suggest that same-sex parenting should be criminalised and “severely punished”.
Polish government approves recognition of foreign same-sex marriages
The decision marks a historic change in a country that still does not allow same-sex unions to be concluded under domestic law.
US to deploy 5,000 additional troops to Poland, says Trump
He said that the decision was made based on the relationship with Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
Senate rejects Polish president’s proposed referendum on EU climate policies
It said that the “absurd” referendum was intended to “destabilise the country and polarise society”.
