The Volhynia massacres of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists has long caused tensions between the two countries.
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UN refugee agency criticises Warsaw football fans’ banner
They declared “Refugees Welcome” below an image of two men holding a baseball bat and a hammer and a woman with a pig’s head on a plate.
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Far-right MP forces abandonment of Holocaust scholar’s lecture at German institute in Warsaw
Jan Grabowski has long received criticism in Poland over his research into crimes against Jews committed by Poles during World War Two.
Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians and bans Belarusian and Russian trucks
The sanctions come in response to Belarus’s Supreme Court upholding the eight-year prison sentence against Andrzej Poczobut.
US and EU express concern over Poland’s new Russian influence commission
The commission “could be misused to interfere with Poland’s free and fair elections”, says the US State Department.
Polish Left unveils “Plan for Mothers” ahead of elections
Improved access to contraception and reproductive healthcare, 100,000 new nursery places and equal pay for men and women are among the pledges.
Commission to investigate Russian influence approved by Polish president
The opposition says the body, which can ban people from public office for ten years, will be used against them ahead of this year’s elections.
Opposition election victory would mean “end of Poland”, warns Kaczyński
Kaczyński claims that foreign forces, especially Germany, are seeking to hinder Poland’s development with the help of Polish collaborators.
Polish parliament passes bill to create commission investigating Russian influence
The opposition argue that its real purpose is to help the ruling party win this year’s elections.
Polish city has funded 455 IVF births since government ended subsidies
The conservative ruling party ended central IVF funding in 2015, leading many cities to step in with their own financing.
“We understand your pain” over WWII massacre, Ukrainian leader tells Polish parliament
The Volhynia massacres are a regular cause of tension between two otherwise close allies.
EU advises Poland to cut spending and improve targeting of social benefits
It also urges Poland to fulfil milestones agreed to unlock billions in post-pandemic recovery funds.
Poland’s children’s rights commissioner orders inspection of LGBT-friendly schools
Mikołaj Pawlak justified his decision by saying that “children must be protected from criminals”.
Don’t open “Pandora’s box” of WWII reparations, German ambassador warns Poland
Thomas Bagger also admitted that Germany’s support for the Nord Stream pipelines was a “mistake”.
