Aleks Szczerbiak
The president’s veto has crystallised deep divides and turbocharged the government’s “Polexit” narrative.
karol nawrocki
US should have shown “respect” by consulting allies on Iran, says Polish presidential aide
He also said that Israel is “certainly violating international and humanitarian law” with its actions in Gaza and Lebanon.
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As its support falls to lowest in 14 years, what’s gone wrong for Poland’s opposition PiS party? [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
A variety of internal and external factors lie behind PiS’s current crisis.
Polish Supreme Court picks candidates for new chief justice despite boycott by some judges
President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
Polish parliament sends bill on €44bn EU defence loans to president for approval
The opposition, with which President Nawrocki is aligned, has urged him to veto the bill.
Polish president proposes law jailing officials who question his powers
The government condemned his “autocratic” plans.
Poland tightens cybersecurity rules targeting non-NATO suppliers
“High-risk” vendors from countries such as China will be barred from sectors of the economy deemed crucial to the functioning of the state.
President vetoes bill reforming judicial body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
President calls for Poland to seek nuclear deterrent
Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
President again vetoes government bill on regulating crypto-assets market in Poland
The government says the measures are vital to protect Poles from fraud and for national security.
“Poland will not be a vassal” of America, says PM Tusk
“Allied relations cannot consist of someone constantly saying yes to everything.”
Tusk: Poland will not join Trump’s Board of Peace “under current circumstances”
The issue put the government at odds with opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki, a Trump ally.
Polish president calls security meeting to discuss EU defence loans and Trump’s Board of Peace
Nawrocki also wants to address the alleged “eastern contacts” of the speaker of parliament.
President calls for Germany to pay Poland reparations in Auschwitz speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day
“To this day, the German state has not paid Poland reparations for the evils of WWII,” declared Karol Nawrocki.
