Poland
Opposition parties face ‘existential’ battle in Poland and Hungary in Sunday elections
This Sunday will be a crucial test for the opposition in central Europe’s two populist strongholds as liberal forces in both countries…
Poles to vote in one of most important elections in decades
Poland’s ruling conservative party heads into Sunday’s election to the 460-seat lower house and the 100-seat Senate as Poland’s most popular party,…
EU sues Poland over judicial independence laws
The European Commission has referred Poland to the top European court over concerns that new laws strip judges of their independence. Investigations…
Tension over gay rights moves to the fore as Poland gets ready to vote
Activists say reports of attacks against the Polish LGBT community are up in Poland, where months of anti-gay rhetoric by politicians and…
Poland granted access to US Visa Waiver Programme
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he had officially allowed Polish entry into a U.S. visa waiver program. Trump said…
Important win for Polish homeowners
Around half a million indebted Polish homeowners have won their fight to be freed from crippling Swiss franc mortgages. The Swiss currency…
Thomas Cook’s Polish arm Neckermann ‘insolvent’ after group collapse
Thomas Cook's Polish division, Neckermann Polska, has been declared insolvent, intensifying the crisis over the group's collapse. The news was announced by…
Microsoft Flagship School opens doors in Gdynia in Poland
One of the most innovative and technologically developed educational institutions in the world was inaugurated recently in Gdynia. School Complex No. 8,…
Polish ambassador advises Poles in UK to ‘seriously consider’ leaving
Poland's ambassador to the UK has written to 800,000 Polish nationals, advising them to "seriously consider" leaving the country after Brexit. Arkady…
Poland’s ruling party PiS aims to regulate journalists after election
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party wants to regulate the status of the country’s journalists, in a move that the opposition…
€676 million worth of EU investments in Poland for better rails and roads
The European Commission adopted three major Cohesion Policy projects, modernising the Polish rail and road network and increasing travel safety while reducing…
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice under fire over Israeli made spyware product purchase
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is under fire for having allegedly bought an Israeli-made spyware product named Pegasus that critics…