Daniel Tilles
The revelations raise ethical and legal questions, while Nawrocki’s response has been confused.
Politics
Merz visits Poland on first day as new German chancellor
Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk addressed security, migration, war reparations and infrastructure investment.
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Ukraine calls on EU to monitor Polish truckers’ protest blocking border
Kyiv has also begun the process of preparing to evacuate drivers, who are having to wait several days – often in sub-zero temperatures – to cross the border.
“A bitter victory”: LGBT Poles welcome fall of PiS but remain sceptical of new government
Roman Broszkowski
It is unclear how much progress will be made under the incoming coalition.
Polish judicial reforms violated Lech Wałęsa’s human rights, rules European court
The court called on Poland to implement measures to address problems with its judicial system caused by the government’s reforms.
Opposition groups reject PM’s invitation to coalition talks with ruling party
The development increases the likelihood that the prime minister will fail to form a new government.
Poland’s main parties, PiS and PO, to oppose EU treaty change
Donald Tusk today warned that the plans epitomise the kind of “naive euro-enthusiasm” that caused Brexit.
Factcheck: do most Poles want abortion on demand?
Daniel Tilles
Polling suggests most Poles do not support the idea.
Polish PM appeals to opposition groups to form new government with him
All opposition parties have ruled out working with the ruling PiS party, which lost its parliamentary majority at last month’s elections.
US “happy” that incoming Polish government will improve relations with EU, says ambassador
Mark Brzezinski says he expects Polish-American cooperation, already very strong, to now “get even better”.
Poland set to receive first €5bn from EU recovery funds
A minister says the decision is due to the “very effective work” of the current government and not because Donald Tusk is set to come to power.
New deputy speaker calls for dogs to be allowed into Polish parliament
“MPs have pets and sometimes they have to bring them because they have nowhere to leave them.”
Polish Left announces bills to liberalise abortion law on first day of new parliament
One would end the near-total abortion ban and introduce abortion on demand; the other decriminalise helping women obtain abortions.
Polish opposition take initiative as new parliament meets for first time
The opposition’s new parliamentary majority elected a speaker but will have to wait longer to form a government.
