Poland is also hoping to open the liquefied natural gas terminal in Gdańsk sooner than initially planned.
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In deeply Catholic Poland, society prepares for Easter in isolation
Paulina Olszanka
Society is having to find ways to adapt its traditions and support the vulnerable.
EU court orders Poland to suspend disciplinary regime for judges or face daily fines
The Polish government argues the EU has no right to intervene and is “violating Poland’s sovereignty”.
We stopped EU “imposing foreign culture of Islam on us”, says Polish minister following ECJ ruling
The ECJ found that Poland breached its obligations under EU law by failing to accept refugees.
Leader of ruling party’s coalition partner quits Polish government over plans to hold elections in May
Jarosław Gowin’s party will, however, remain in the government.
State TV and teachers face criticism for error-strewn lessons during Poland’s coronavirus lockdown
Teachers have spoken of their personal suffering after facing ridicule.
“The courts are destroyed for at least 20 years”: Poland’s Supreme Court chief looks back on her term
Maria Wilczek
In an exclusive interview, Poland’s top justice Małgorzata Gersdorf discusses how Poland’s courts can be fixed.
Medics make up one sixth of coronavirus infections in Poland as hospitals struggle with pandemic
A number of hospitals have become hot spots for coronavirus infections.
How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The government’s ratings are up, while debate rages over holding presidential elections.
Poland to use €1.3 billion arbitration win from Gazprom to wean itself off Russian gas
Wojciech Kość
Poland has taken big steps to diversify its gas supplies by 2023, but Russia is unlikely to let go easily.
Polish ruling party threatens to remove mayors who are refusing to organise presidential election
A number of mayors have declared they will refuse to organise voting in their districts.
Poland introduces further coronavirus restrictions because public have not been “disciplined enough”
Under-18s are banned from leaving the home alone and pedestrians must remain 2m apart.
Like Hungary, Poland has used the coronavirus to undermine democracy
Bartosz Węglarczyk
Passing changes to the electoral code in the middle of the night damages Polish democracy.
