His three predecessors have celebrated the Jewish holiday, starting with President Lech Kaczyński in 2006.
Society
Polish city changes colour of Christmas bear’s scarf after complaints it looked too Ukrainian
Blue and gold had in fact been chosen because they are the colours of the city’s coat of arms.
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Polish abortion activist denied security clearance to investigate surveillance of her own movement
Klementyna Suchanow was this year appointed to a government commission investigating repression of civil society under the former administration.
Poland will implement EU court order to recognise same-sex marriages, says justice minister
But the office of the right-wing, opposition-aligned president says it “will not succumb to the terror of rainbow rulings”.
EU court orders Poland to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other member states
The case was original brought by a a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany.
Does religion still matter in Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
While the church remains a totemic force, the relationship between parties and religion is a complex one.
Polish seven-year-old girl killed in Russian attack on Ukraine
She died in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil along with dozens of other civilians this week.
New US ambassador condemns “grotesque falsehood” that Poles responsible for Holocaust
Thomas Rose, also said Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
Poles’ negative attitudes towards Germans rise to highest level in 25 years
Only 32% of Poles now say they like Germans, down from 50% in 2022.
New speaker bans sale of alcohol in Poland’s parliament
Parliament needs to “set an example”, says Włodzimierz Czarzasty.
Polish official who removed cross from public office acquitted of insulting religious sentiment
A public “office is not a church”, said the judge in his ruling.
Less than third of Polish schoolchildren join new health classes after conservative backlash
Health education was initially intended to be compulsory, but was made optional following criticism.
Norwegian state TV apologises for calling Polish Independence March “Nazi”
NRK admitted that using the term was a “mistake”.
Polish state polling agency finds record support for same-sex partnerships
CBOS found that 62.1% support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships, up from 52% last year and 25% in 2011.
