Paweł Bukowski and Wojtek Paczos
The type of lockdown matters, but Poland has also had some luck.
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Author responds to criticism and death threats over New Yorker article on Polish Holocaust complicity
Masha Gessen claims the criticism is based on a misunderstanding.
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Ex-finance ministry employees accused of orchestrating VAT fraud
Two ex-finance ministry employees are accused of running an organised criminal group specialising in VAT fraud while working in a department fighting corruption and official misconduct.
A second term for Poland’s ruling United Right. Ten reasons for cautious optimism
Paweł Musiałek
Eight years of rule will force PiS to take responsibility for Poland’s successes and failures, and those more interested in finding solutions to the country’s problems than seeking an end to the party have reasons for optimism.
Polish far-right party to propose anti-LGBT law plus limits on Jewish property restitution and abortion
The far-right Confederation wants an “anti-LGBT law” that would “ban LGBT”, as well as to restrict abortions and Jewish property restitution.
In 2018 Poland issued more residence permits to non-EU immigrants than any other member state – again
New EU data highlight Poland’s unprecedented wave of mass immigration, but also indicate that arrivals from Ukraine are declining
Denmark approves pipeline bringing Norwegian gas to Poland as part of effort to end Russian imports
Denmark gave its approval on Friday for the construction in its waters of a planned pipeline to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, as part of Warsaw’s efforts to end its reliance on imports from Russia.
“Rainbow Friday” in Polish schools faces anti-LGBT backlash
Schoolchildren around Poland have taken part in the annual “Rainbow Friday” (Tęczowy Piątek) initiative to show support for LGBT people. Notes from Poland looks at reactions.
What do the parliamentary election results mean for Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Although the ruling party won a decisive victory, the overall balance of support for the government and opposition camps remains evenly divided.
Polish cultural institutions are rotting from the top down
Piotr Kosiewski
There is growing concern about the situation at two major public museums in Warsaw, highlighting the problems caused by how the current government exercises power.
Migration, demographics, and history: Poland and Britain
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill compares and contrasts the histories of immigration and attitudes towards the phenomenon in Poland and Britain.
Poland’s “anti-immigration” government is overseeing one of Europe’s biggest waves of immigration – but doesn’t want to admit it
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles explains how Poland’s government wants to reap the economic benefits of immigration while persuading its supporters that it remains opposed to it. This is a balancing act that will inevitably collapse.
Poland’s “insult laws” and the threat to free speech
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles analyses Poland’s unusually zealous enforcement of “insult laws” and how they are unequally enforced, creating a threat to free speech.
Poles and the Holocaust: new research, old controversies
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill presents the findings of new research on the role of some Poles in the Holocaust, as well as the associated backlash in a climate of politicised history.
