Prosecutors in Lithuania have indicted a Ukrainian accused of carrying out arson on behalf of Russia.
Politics
Polish opposition blame death of Kaczyński associate on prosecutors who questioned her days earlier
Barbara Skrzypek was questioned regarding alleged wrongdoing involving a firm linked to Kaczyński.
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Wagner and Belarus hold military training exercises near Polish border
Poland says it is monitoring the situation but that there is no need for “panic”.
Eastern EU states call for extension of Ukrainian grain ban
“If the European Commission does not extend the ban, we will do it ourselves,” said Poland’s prime minister.
“You can have sex after you get married”: how sex ed is taught in Polish schools
Anna Hackett
Sex education has become a political battleground amid Poland’s election campaign.
Poland files legal complaints against “authoritarian” EU climate policies
“The Polish government will not allow Brussels’ diktat,” says the climate minister.
Polish top court overturns decision to suspend environmental approval for Turów coal mine
The ruling was welcomed by the government, which says the mine is vital for Poland’s energy security.
Poland’s German minority launches campaign against language teaching cuts
The education minister has responded by suggesting that, in fact, it is Germany that is discriminating against its ethnic Polish population.
Polish government outlines offer to buy coal assets from state energy firms
The move is part of a plan to wind down the use of coal and allow energy firms to focus on developing lower-emission sources.
Polish Left and unions call for rules limiting working hours during extreme heat
They note that, while regulations specify minimum working temperature in cold weather, there is no equivalent maximum temperature during hot weather.
Doubts emerge in case of Polish nationalist freed from prison by justice minister
Files indicate that the perpetrator and three men – one of whom is reportedly a neo-fascist – violently attacked a participant in an LGBT march.
Justice minister orders release from prison of Polish nationalist who stole rainbow bag at LGBT march
“The court threw a young girl in prison because she protested against the promotion of homosexuality,” wrote Zbigniew Ziobro.
Russia closes Polish consulate due to “unfriendly” acts, Poland pledges “equivalent response”
Poland says the decision was part of Russia’s efforts to “falsify history and deny responsibility for crimes committed by the Russian state”.
Polish parliament approves child protection law in wake of 8-year-old’s death at hands of stepfather
The bill was supported by every party apart from the far-right, one of whose leaders said that sometimes “you have to use violence” against children.
