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Polish parliament hosts swearing in of constitutional court judges in defiance of president
2+ hour ago (1084+ words) Apr 9, 2026 | Law, Politics Poland's rule-of-law crisis took a new twist today, as parliament " which is controlled by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ruling coalition " hosted the swearing in of four Constitutional Tribunal (TK) judges whose oaths opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki has…...
Chinese man detained in Poland after taking photos of rail infrastructure
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (412+ words) Apr 8, 2026 | Defence Security around Poland's rail network has been particularly tight since last November, when operatives working on behalf of Russia used explosives to sabotage a track. Bezpiecze'stwo na torach " realne dzia'ania s'u'b" " MSWi A " (@MSWi A_GOV_PL) April 7, 2026 A spokesman for…...
Krak'w to hold mayoral recall referendum in key midterm test for Tusk's ruling party
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1072+ words) Apr 7, 2026 | Politics The mayor of Krak'w, Poland's second-largest city, will face a recall referendum next month after the electoral commission confirmed that a petition calling for his potential removal had received enough signatures from residents to be valid. Aleksander Miszalski,…...
Poland's economy 42% larger thanks to EU membership, finds new study
2+ day, 50+ min ago (1015+ words) Apr 7, 2026 | Business, Society Poland's economy is 42% larger than it would be if the country had not joined the European Union, according to new analysis by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a public think tank. Its figures come amid growing political…...
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2+ day, 20+ min ago (12+ words) Poland and Germany start construction of cross-border heating system'Notes From Poland...
NGOs raise concern over decision by Polish PM's equal treatment office to fire worker after childbirth
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (753+ words) Apr 7, 2026 | Law, Politics, Society Four NGOs, including Amnesty International and the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights, have raised concern over the dismissal of a senior official from the prime minister's department for equal treatment shortly after she gave birth, saying…...
German transport firms warn Poland's fuel price cuts put them at unfair disadvantage
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (832+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Business, Energy & Climate A group representing Germany's transport sector has warned that measures introduced by Poland this week to lower the price of fuel amid the conflict in the Middle East give Polish companies an unfair disadvantage over German…...
Poland boosts labour inspector powers to curb precarious work
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (971+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Business, Law, Politics President Karol Nawrocki has signed into law a government bill giving the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) powers to reclassify certain freelance and business-to-business (B2 B) contracts as standard employment, in a move aimed at reducing precarious work. The…...
Poland cuts off power to former Russian consulate that Moscow is refusing to hand back
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (921+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Law The former Russian consulate in the Polish city of Gda'sk, which Poland ordered to close in December but Russia has still not handed back, has had its electricity and heating cut off. Moscow claims that it has legal…...
Two Poles charged with terror offences over arson attack on Czech defence firm with links to Israel
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (804+ words) Apr 2, 2026 | Defence, Law The authorities in Poland have detained and charged two Polish citizens for their role in an arson attack last month on a facility in the Czech Republic belonging to a defence firm linked to Israel. The pair,…...