Michał Olszewski is being held on suspicion of involvement in corruption under the former PiS government.

Michał Olszewski is being held on suspicion of involvement in corruption under the former PiS government.
The prime minister accused the opposition of manipulating a statement he made before the floods.
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Only 26% say they are supporters of Mateusz Morawiecki’s government while 47% describe themselves as opponents.
Aleks Szczerbiak
The issue offers a way to attack the opposition and mobilise the ruling party’s electorate.
The government says the change is necessary for organisational reasons, but the opposition says it is a political move.
“It is Germany’s intention for us to be subject to them. We do not want to be under anyone’s boot. We have to resist it.”
“We will not disburse any money…[until] they do the reforms agreed upon,” Ursula von der Leyen said of Poland.
Piotr Trudnowski
There are three ways PiS could seek to neutralise the threat of Confederation as it seeks a third term.
The installations were funded by a state-owned development bank and have drawn controversy.
Aleks Szczerbiak
Amid a dispute over the rule of law and EU funds, PiS has toughened its rhetoric.
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There is a “German-Russian plan” to “enslave Poland”, warns ruling party chief Jarosław Kaczyński.
The “History and the Present” textbook compares IVF to human breeding and asks “who will love the children produced in this way?”
The head of a provincial PiS caucus boasted of playing golf on the “best course in Poland” and declared herself part of the “elite”.
“I say this as a Christian…Can you vote for lies, theft, contempt and hatred?” Tusk asked PiS supporters.
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