“The barbarians are on the attack,” declared a former minister who served in the PiS government.
Society
Government takeover of public media violated constitution, says Polish president
Some independent legal experts and commentators have also voiced concern over how the government acted.
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Minister promises law to stop “censorship at Polish universities” after lecturer accused of homophobia
The university’s disciplinary officer found that the professor had made “homophobic statements” in classes.
Priest refused communion to Polish presidential candidate
The priest told Szymon Hołownia that his “conscience did not allow” him to give communion to the presidential candidate.
Polish city registers second worst air pollution in the world as smog descends on Poland
Pollution in some places was up to nine times above the maximum recommended safe limits.
The greatest challenge in 2020: the president must end Poland’s “war of the courts”
Piotr Trudnowski
A priority for presidential candidates must be finding a solution to the judicial crisis.
Government wants to introduce “startup leave” for employees to create their own businesses
The development ministry wants to give “those with a potential an incentive to realise their dreams”
Venice Commission and EU condemn Polish court reforms but president wants to push ahead
Despite negative opinions from the Venice Commission, EU and OSCE, Duda reportedly supports the form.
Money collected at masses for murdered Gdańsk mayor used to support Syrian families
More than 25,000 zloty collected at Paweł Adamowicz’s funeral and anniversary mass is helping families in Aleppo.
Man removed from priesthood over child sex abuse reemployed in diocese a month later
A man removed from the priesthood and charged for alleged repeated sexual abuse was re-employed by Poznań diocese.
Three quarters of Poles say immigrants from outside the EU benefit the economy
CBOS polling shows growing recognition of the benefits brought by record levels of immigration to Poland.
Witcher writer Sapkowski is Amazon’s most popular author after Netflix success
Following the success of the Witcher TV series, Andrzej Sapkowski becomes Amazon’s top-selling author.
Ukrainian worker left at bus stop by Polish employer after suffering stroke dies
Her employer waited two hours then left Oksana Kharchenko at a bus stop, but a judge ruled that he “did not act in bad faith”.
Almost 40% of Poles claim to be cutting back on meat and 8.4% have quit completely
Nearly 60% of respondents declared a desire to reduce meat consumption.
