Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defence, but the president wants to guarantee that will continue.
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Poland to introduce “military training for every adult male”
“It must become a habit, a tradition, that every healthy man in Poland should want to train to defend the homeland,” said Donald Tusk.
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Foreign minister criticises president for declaring Poland’s willingness to host US nuclear weapons
“I have asked the president not to discuss such delicate and secret matters in public, because it does not help Poland.”
Business leaders call on Polish government not to abandon “mega-airport” project
They say that it can “become a great driving force of the Polish economy”.
“Poles will be wealthier than Brits in five years” pledges Tusk, hailing benefits of EU membership
But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
Poland’s biggest gas supplier to increase bills by around 50%
The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has called on the government to pass a law extending the gas price freeze.
Poland’s support for the EU lowest in over a decade
The score comes after years of record-high support for EU membership.
Poland’s PiS wants to reject Green Deal after European elections, says Kaczyński
But critics note that the Green Deal was adopted when PiS was in power.
Poland launches “Refugeebook” app to help asylum seekers
Available in Polish, English, Russian and Ukrainian, it provides asylum seekers with information on their rights and obligations.
Poland saw EU’s third-highest houshold electricity price rises in the second half of 2023
The new figures come as the climate minister today announced that she had approved a rise in the cap on electricity prices.
CPAC Hungary: ex Polish PM Morawiecki warns of “destructive ideas of liberal elites”
The event was also addressed by Viktor Orbán and, by video message, Donald Trump.
Law to recognise Silesian as regional language in Poland approved by parliament
Right-wing opposition parties voted against the bill, arguing that Silesian is a dialect of Polish rather than a language in its own right.
Polish president pardons anti-corruption officers convicted alongside PiS politicians for abusing powers
Former PiS minister Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were also convicted and pardoned in relation to the same case.
Poland donates $2 million to UN agencies for humanitarian aid in Gaza
Half will go the World Food Programme and the other half to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
