Agnieszka Kwiatkowska-Gurdak was appointed to the role by Donald Tusk 14 months ago.
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Polish opposition seeks 120,000 monitors to stop government “stealing” presidential election
A new website is seeking to recruit and train an “Election Protection Movement”.
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Attempted crossings from Belarus fell by half in 2024 after tough Polish border measures
Data obtained by Notes from Poland show 30,090 attempted crossings from Belarus across the whole of 2024.
Poland’s education ministry settles with parents who sued over IVF comments in school textbook
The book likened IVF to “human production” or “breeding” and asked “Who will love children produced this way?”
Poland confirms it will not arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant if he attends Auschwitz anniversary
“No representative of Israel will be detained” if they attend the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, says Donald Tusk.
Polish opposition presidential candidate “can’t currently see Ukraine in NATO” and opposes ending abortion ban
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.
Polish president asks government to guarantee Netanyahu won’t be arrested on Auschwitz visit
Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.
Finance minister withholds payments to opposition PiS party due to “legal doubts”
PiS says that the minister is obliged to pay out the money and will be held criminally responsible for failing to do so.
Dates of Polish presidential election announced
The vote will take place on 18 May, with a second-round run-off on 1 June if no candidate wins over 50%.
Police investigate incitement of hatred against Polish charity chief after death threats
Jerzy Owsiak blames conservative media outlets for inciting hatred against him.
Poland reminds Musk that foreign interference in its elections is illegal
“We must protect our democratic process so that Poles, not foreigners, choose our president,” says the foreign minister.
More Poles believe rule of law has worsened under Tusk government than improved
The most common answer, given by 34.8%, was that “the situation has got worse” while only 24.4% said it improved.
Polish resident of border town takes Germany to court over border controls
The measures are intended to prevent illegal immigration, but he says they violate free-movement rules.
Polish farmers hold anti-EU protest in Warsaw
Organisers say they were opposed to “five dictates from Brussels”.
