Law and Justice (PiS)
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Mushrooms cloud Polish election campaign
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Poland adopts amended Kremlin influence law
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Outcry in Poland after claims that prosecutors drained cesspit in abortion probe
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EU sues Poland after blowback over Kremlin influence law
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Half a million march in Warsaw against Poland’s ruling party
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Poland’s Duda backtracks on controversial Russian influence law after backlash
Polish opposition denounces new commission to probe Russian influence
Opponents fear the Law and Justice party is trying to eliminate opposition leader Donald Tusk from national politics.
The EU’s farm chief is quiet quitting
Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski has been spending an awful lot of time in his native Poland — to the detriment of his EU duties, critics say.
‘Not acceptable’: EU agri chief rapped for missing big farm debate
Janusz Wojciechowski accused of going AWOL to electioneer in his native Poland, amid calls to resign.
Why Poland dumped Ukraine to help its farmers
Poland’s ruling party is putting politics first as it looks to shore up support in the countryside ahead of this fall’s election.
Ukraine’s bumper grain exports rile allies in eastern EU
Polish farmers are protesting over a surge in grain shipments redirected through their market, months before national elections.
European Commission sues Poland over EU law violations by top court
Brussels says constitutional court ‘no longer meets the requirements of an independent and impartial tribunal.’
Poland’s wind sector runs into legal roadblock
Industry says Warsaw’s new legislation undermines goal to boost onshore wind.
What Poland tells America about abortion politics
Democrats and Republicans alike can learn from the only other country to roll back the legal right to abortion in the last 15 years.
Poland asks EU to suspend €1M-a-day fine for controversial judicial reform
Warsaw and Brussels have repeatedly clashed over Poland’s disregard for the EU rule of law.
Germany says issue of WWII reparations for Poland ‘closed’
During visit to Warsaw, Annalena Baerbock rejects demand for €1.3T.
Poland and Germany’s poisoned relations over Oder River fish die-off
Efforts to jointly investigate the causes of the environmental disaster failed, putting the future of the river in question.
Polish education minister forced to apologize for homophobic remarks
Przemysław Czarnek retracts his statement from 2020 but says he stands by his views.
Poland ‘hiding’ from spyware inquiry, EU lawmakers warn
Poland failing to cooperate with EU inquiry into spyware, parliamentarians warn.
Poland to Germany: Pay up!
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party wants Berlin to pay €1.3 trillion in wartime reparations.
‘Tractorgate’ plows under Polish government’s countryside reputation
Poland’s nationalist government is losing traction in the countryside, and a wedding scandal isn’t helping.
Polish-German finger-pointing over Oder River fish die-off
The environmental disaster sparked a political backlash in Poland for mishandling the situation.
Algae toxins suspected of killing fish in Oder River
The pollution is ‘definitely’ man-made if fish deaths are linked to algae, researchers said.
Poland’s government in hot water over fish die-off
There’s no clear cause for the pollution problem on the Oder River, but it’s turning into a political problem for the ruling Law and Justice party.
Poland warns it will turn cannons on the EU in rule of law dispute
The opposition fears the fight with Brussels would push Poland out of the EU.
Poland digs in over EU rule-of-law pressure
Warsaw is balking at demands from Brussels to do more to roll back judicial changes in return for EU cash.
Poland’s top judge inflames with rulings and political ties. She insists she’s independent.
‘I do not consult on rulings with anyone,’ Julia Przyłębska tells POLITICO amid accusations that her decisions have helped enable the government’s controversial reforms.
Inflation is the name of the game in Polish politics
Both the government and the opposition are pointing fingers over who’s to blame for rising prices ahead of next year’s parliamentary election.