“We would be safer if we had our own nuclear arsenal,” says Donald Tusk.
andrzej duda
President proposes changing Poland’s constitution to guarantee spending 4% of GDP on defence
Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defence, but the president wants to guarantee that will continue.
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President Duda gives ruling PiS party first chance to form new government
Although PiS won the elections, it lost its parliamentary majority and all other parties have ruled out working with it.
Polish president announces date of new parliament but delays naming prime minister
“We have two serious candidates for prime minister,” said Duda, naming Morawiecki and Tusk.
President to talk with all political groups next week over forming new Polish government
After elections, the president names a prime minister, who then has the first shot at forming a government.
Opposition “ready to govern”, says Tusk, urging president to quickly name new PM
There remains uncertainty over whether the president will give the ruling party or opposition the first opportunity to form a government.
Polish president and PM condemn “EU elites imposing their diktat” through migration pact
The prime minister pledged to veto the plans, though commentators have pointed out that no such possibility exists.
Poland’s president joins Polish Americans for Pulaski Day parade in New York
Andrzej Duda called on the Polish diaspora to continue supporting Poland but also faced a protest from one group of Polish Americans.
Polish History Museum will be “weapon to fight for a strong Poland”, says PM at opening
The museum has 44,000 m2 of floorspace over six levels and was built at a cost of 750 million zloty (€162 million).
Polish family murdered for sheltering Jews during Holocaust beatified by Vatican
The Ulma family “represented a ray of light in the darkness of the Second World War”, said Pope Francis.
Poland to get new public holiday commemorating children of war
The holiday honours Polish children who suffered under German and Soviet occupation during World War II.
Poland and Lithuania mark 90th anniversary of crash that ended record-breaking transatlantic flight
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas crashed in what is now Poland just 650 km short of their destination.
Presidents of Poland and Ukraine commemorate WW2 massacre of Poles by Ukrainians
During the Volhynia massacres, Ukrainian nationalists murdered up to 100,000 ethnic Poles.
Kaczyński rejoins Polish government amid pre-election tensions
The ruling party chairman becomes deputy prime minister, a position that he resigned from just one year ago.
