Aleks Szczerbiak
Although Rafał Trzaskowski’s lead is slipping, he remains the clear favourite.
Politics
Germany to open migrant deportation centre on Polish border
“Because of the proximity to the Polish border, they can be quickly returned there,” says Brandenburg’s interior minister.
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Polish parliament approves investigation into abandoned 2020 postal elections
The outgoing government has insisted it did nothing wrong in attempting to organise the postal vote during the pandemic.
EU and Poland clash over resolving Polish truckers’ blockade of Ukraine border
Warsaw wants a return of the pre-war entry-permit system for Ukrainian trucks coming to the EU.
Lagarde: EU law will protect Polish central bank chief if new government unlawfully prosecutes him
The incoming coalition has suggested that Adam Glapiński could be put on trial for violating his constitutional obligations.
Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
Voting age “must be lowered to 16”, says new speaker of Polish parliament
But any change to the voting age would require an amendment to the constitution.
Poland’s new coalition replaces conservative children’s rights official with LGBT-friendly successor
The outgoing commissioner opposed LGBT “ideology” but is being replaced by a candidate who has expressed support for LGBT rights.
Controversy in Poland over incoming coalition’s plans to loosen rules on building wind turbines
The parties behind the bill deny that it will allow expropriation of private land to be used for wind farms.
Lech Wałęsa to face trial on charges of false testimony relating to communist collaboration
The former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner calls the claims against him “terrible insults and monstrous lies”.
Orlen loses 6 billion in market value on incoming government’s levy plans
PiS accused the opposition of deliberately trying to bring down the value of the state-owned firm.
Polish parliament votes to restore IVF funding, overturning policy of outgoing government
Restoring funding for IVF was one of the promises made by the incoming ruling coalition.
Outgoing government’s Russian influence commission recommends Tusk not hold public office
Tusk responded by dismissing the commission’s findings as a politically motivated attack.
Poland to advise Finland on securing border from Russian “hybrid attacks”
“The aim of the mission is to transfer the experience that Poland has gained” from its own similar crisis on the Belarus border.
