The Olympic committee has faced accusations of misspending funds and failing to properly support athletes.
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Poland extends exclusion zone on Belarus border after 64% fall in attempted illegal crossings
“The zone has brought good, concrete results,” says the interior minister.
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Poland to buy £1.9 billion air defence system from UK
It is the largest ever UK defence export deal with Poland.
Polish nationalists sentenced over public “hanging” of opposition politicians
“Criticism aimed at inducing fear in politicians by means of death threats goes freedom of speech,” said a judge.
Poland reaches deal with EU on Ukrainian grain imports
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria can ban the import of Ukrainian grain while allowing transit through their territory.
PM appeals to rebel constitutional court judges to end protest and rule on EU funds bill
Mateusz Morawiecki says he “hopes these judges who do not want to cooperate will think about the good of Poland”.
Poland reopens “cursed” Radom airport
The previous airport in Radom went bankrupt due to a lack of passengers just three years after beginning operations.
Opposition parties Poland 2050 and PSL form coalition ahead of elections
The parties’ leaders say their alliance will offer Poles a “third way, an alternative to a Poland torn in half”.
Israeli Holocaust institutes support Polish scholar targeted by “disgraceful political attacks”
Barbara Engelking has been condemned by the Polish government for saying that Poles did little to help Jews during the Holocaust.
Polish government to require internet providers to offer free online porn blocker
Almost a quarter of school-age teens in Poland say they regularly view online porn.
Polish opposition party calls to lower voting age to 16
16-year-olds “are more mature than many of today’s 40 or 70-year-olds”, says Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050.
Poland’s elections could be won or lost in the countryside
Krzysztof Mularczyk
Rural areas account for 40% of Poland’s population, one of the highest figures in the EU.
No funding for academics “who insult Poles, the greatest victims of WW2”, says education minister
Government figures have criticised a Holocaust scholar for saying Poles did little to help Jews during the war.
Prosecutors open investigation into Polish opposition leader Tusk
Donald Tusk is accused of abusing his powers as prime minister, a crime that carries a prison sentence of up to ten years.
