Poland may decide to impose new restrictions if the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, Health Minister Adam Nijilski told RMF FM today as the country prepares to manage the spread of the Omicron variant. Poland is facing a steadily high number of daily cases during the fourth wave of the pandemic, which forced […]
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Poland: Opposition denounces ‘biggest crisis for democracy’
Opposition leader Donald Tusk spoke of “the biggest and deepest crisis of democracy” since the end of the communist regime in Poland, following reports that the government was spying on its political opponents. “This is unprecedented in our history,” the former European Council president and current leader of the center-right Political Platform party told reporters. […]
Poland: Presidential veto on controversial press law
Polish President Andrei Duda has vetoed a controversial press law that was allegedly aimed at silencing the independent news network TVN24, which is controlled by US-based Discovery. “I owe my veto,” Andrei Duda said in a televised address, following strong US criticism following the passage of the law by the Polish parliament last week. The […]
Poland: More interest rate hikes to follow, says Deputy Prime Minister
The leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczyński, has said he expects further interest rate hikes after three consecutive increases over the past three months. In an interview published today, Kaczyński stressed that the central bank’s decision to start tightening its policy in October had been taken at the right time, […]
Poland: Deputy PM accuses Germany of building ‘Fourth Reich’
The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Chairman of the Nationalist Popular Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused in an interview published yesterday, Friday, the new German government that he wants to turn the European Union into a “fourth” “, commenting on its program, which provides for strengthening its federal character. Other PiS […]
Poland: Deputy PM accuses Germany of building ‘4th Reich’
The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Chairman of the Nationalist Popular Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused in an interview published yesterday, Friday, the new German government that he wants to turn the European Union into a “fourth” “, commenting on its program, which provides for strengthening its federal character. Other PiS […]
The Commission is launching infringement proceedings against Poland
LAST UPDATE: 15.06 The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Poland following a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court that challenged the principle of European supremacy over national law. “We consider that this decision has violated the general principles of autonomy, supremacy, efficiency and uniform application of the law in the Union, as […]
Poland and Belarus have banned UN access to their borders
The United Nations said today that Poland and Belarus had denied him access to the border between the two countries, where the organization intended to conduct investigations into the migration crisis. During a regular press conference of the humanitarian organizations, a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Trossel, explained that one […]
EU: Concern over Polish media bill
The European Union (EU) has announced that a Polish law critics say is aimed at silencing a government-run news station that poses a serious threat to media freedom and pluralism. The legislation, which was passed unexpectedly and hastily by parliament on Friday, will tighten rules around foreign media ownership, specifically affecting the operation of TVN24, […]
Polish Justice Minister threatens EU with veto – Olaf Solz in Warsaw
Poland, according to Bloomberg, should suspend payments to the European budget and veto the bloc’s policies if Brussels cuts funding for Warsaw and escalates its fight for the rule of law, Justice Minister Zbigniew said. Ziobro in an interview with the Financial Times. Ziobro said the European Commission would act “illegally” if it used new […]
