“We are currently working on being able to burn Polish coal and send the electricity to Ukraine,” says Donald Tusk.
Politics
Language or dialect? Presidential veto reignites debate about status of Silesian in Poland
Katarzyna Skiba
At the heart of the debate is a struggle over culture, identity and the integrity of the Polish state itself.
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Why does the Polish president’s judicial reform law constitutional referral matter so much?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Andrzej Duda has virtually ended any realistic prospect of Warsaw receiving the funds before the election.
Presenters resign from Polish state radio station at centre of child suicide row
Radio Szczecin has been accused of helping publicly identify a 15-year-old sexual abuse victim who subsequently took his own life.
“The Future is Poland”: ruling party launches election campaign of thousands of meetings
“Poland must be stronger and safer. We must be a country where families live better than in the West,” says Jarosław Kaczyński.
Polish parliament adopts resolution defending Pope John Paul II following sex abuse report
“We will not allow the image of a man whom the whole free world recognises as a pillar of victory over the empire of evil to be destroyed.”
Poland summons American ambassador over report critical of Pope John Paul II on US-owned station
“The potential effects of these actions [by TVN] are identical to the goals of the hybrid war aimed at leading to divisions in Polish society.”
“LGBT ideology” responsible for child suicides, says Polish education minister
The solution is to reinforce traditional values, including attending church, to help young people better distinguish between good and evil, he says.
Pope John Paul II’s handling of sex abuse needs “further research”, says Poland’s Catholic church
One archbishop described the new claims as an attempt by “gender ideologists” to “destroy” John Paul II’s legacy.
Disabled people begin protest in Polish parliament seeking rise in benefits to level of minimum wage
Disabled adults receive an allowance of 1,588.44 zloty (€339.06) a month before tax, less than half the statutory minimum wage.
Polish parliament rejects law banning “promotion of abortion”
Over half of MPs from the ruling coalition either voted for the bill to proceed or abstained from voting.
Poland’s deficit almost 60% lower than budgeted in 2022
“”We have survived the plagues of Egypt,” says the prime minister, referring to the impact of the pandemic and war in Ukraine.
The VoiCEE podcast: Six trends to shape CEE in 2023
Nicholas Watson
The Reporting Democracy team discusses their newly released “Trends Report 2023: War in Ukraine Focuses Minds”.
Suicide of Polish MP’s son prompts backlash against state media that helped identify him as abuse victim
The 15-year-old took his own life less than two months after state media reported on his case.
