“We will look very positively at a Polish request to fill in the gaps that have arisen,” says Britain’s armed forces minister.
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Paris embassy clarifies ambassador’s claim Poland could “enter conflict” in Ukraine
The ambassador’s comments were taken out of context, says the embassy.
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Why Poland’s presidential election will be unconstitutional – and the result could be overturned
Anna Wójcik
The constitution requires a universal, equal and secret vote, but this Sunday’s election will not meet those criteria.
Pope orders Polish bishop accused of covering up sex abuse to be relieved of duty
The Bishop of Kalisz, Edward Janiak, is being investigated by the Vatican.
Poland’s Solidarity trade union endorses “worker-friendly president” Duda for reelection
The head of the union warns that the main opposition candidate is a “hardened liberal” who would roll back workers’ rights.
Under half of Poles say homosexuality should be accepted but figure rising, finds international study
The number who say homosexuality is acceptable now outnumber those say it is not.
As he bids for re-election, Poland’s president still struggles to carve out an identity
Dariusz Kałan
Andrzej Duda has struggled to shake off the tag of being Jarosław Kaczyński’s “notary”.
Health ministry calls on shops to turn away “selfish” customers not wearing masks
Łukasz Szumowski reminded the public that face-covering rules are still in place.
Opposition are “a virus worse than coronavirus”, says Polish president ahead of election
A roundup of campaign news, including Trzaskowski’s memory failure and free fire trucks for small communities.
Opposition candidate sues state TV for “false” news reports attacking him ahead of election
TVP has repeatedly linked Trzaskowski to Soros, “LGBT ideology” and Jewish restitution claims.
Poland puts computer game “This War of Mine” on school reading list
While computer games are often used in education, Poland may be the first country to put one on the reading list for schoolchildren.
Germany donates €60 million for Auschwitz preservation but rejects Polish war reparation demands
A German MP says it is “morally and politically unacceptable” that his country is rejecting Polish compensation demands.
Poland reopens European flights but UK, Sweden and Portugal excluded at last minute
The first flights took off this morning.
Polish president condemns LGBT “ideology of evil” in new speech as EU Commissioner issues criticism
“It is very sad in modern Europe” to see “a politician targeting minorities to achieve political goals”, says a European Commission vice president.
