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Polish parliament approves constitutional court overhaul
The aim is to undo what the current government sees as the politicisation and corruption of the court by the former PiS administration.
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Abortion protesters acquitted of “maliciously interfering with religious act” in cathedral demonstraiton
A group of 32 demonstrators were put on trial for protesting Poland’s near-total abortion ban in Poznań Cathedral.
Justice minister opens criminal proceedings against opposition politician for “mass migrant grave” claim
She suggested that hundreds of migrants who crossed from Belarus could have died and been buried in mass graves to hide the evidence.
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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.
