Far-right candidate enters Poland’s presidential race
Warsaw, Poland – Krzysztof Bosak, a 37-year-old member of the Polish far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party, was chosen as the movement’sContinue Reading
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Polish priest and prominent LGBT activist accused of ‘offending religious feelings’
Warsaw, Poland – Reverend Szymon Niemiec, a Polish priest and prominent LGBT rights activist, has been accused of “offending religiousContinue Reading
Poland: Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska picked as opposition’s main presidential candidate
Warsaw, Poland – The Civic Platform (PO), Poland’s main opposition grouping, has officially picked Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska as its candidate forContinue Reading
Insight: The politicization of appointments in Poland’s academic sphere
Michał Bilewicz has now been waiting for more than a year for Polish President Andrzej Duda to officially approve hisContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party accused of trying to bribe opposition to win back Senate
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish opposition has accused the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party of attempting to bribe someContinue Reading
Majority of Poles opposed to same-sex marriage, survey shows
Warsaw, Poland – According to a survey conducted by the CBOS agency, a strong majority of Poles (66%) oppose same-sex marriage,Continue Reading
Poland suspends Parliament, opposition cries foul
Warsaw, Poland – Suspending Parliament appears to be fashionable again. After the British political scene was rocked by PM BorisContinue Reading
Poland’s Parliament speaker resigns amid spiraling ‘Air Kuchciński’ scandal
Warsaw, Poland – Hit by a scandal regarding his frequent use of government planes, the speaker of the Polish Parliament andContinue Reading
Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski may prepare to step out of the shadows
Warsaw, Poland – For years, Poland has been ruled by a man with no official title or position in government.Continue Reading
‘LGBT indoctrination’: Poland’s Catholic Church weighs in on IKEA controversy
Warsaw, Poland – Polish bishops weighed in on the controversy surrounding IKEA’s local Krakow branch after the Swedish retailer firedContinue Reading
Vatican envoy and Polish bishops hold conference on sexual abuse
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish Episcopal Conference was held last week in the city of Wałbrzych, in south-western Poland, withContinue Reading
Poland’s ‘most wanted man’ threatens government with secret recordings
Warsaw, Poland – The large-scale eavesdropping scandal that rocked Polish politics five years ago is still making waves. Key playerContinue Reading
Poland: Catholic priest stabbed in front of Wroclaw church
Warsaw, Poland – On Monday, a Catholic priest was attacked and knifed on the church steps in the city ofContinue Reading
Poland’s ruling party refuses to join EU’s far-right alliance
Warsaw, Poland – Italy’s Matteo Salvini has been dreaming of an EU-wide alliance of far-right and Eurosceptic parties. But behindContinue Reading
Prague officially inaugurates street in honour of slain Polish mayor
Prague, Czech Republic – On Wednesday, the city of Prague officially inaugurated a street to pay tribute to Pawel Adamowicz, theContinue Reading
