The European Commission is trying to dial down tensions with Warsaw over whether Poland shares the EU’s democratic principles, but there is growing doubt in Brussels that a way out of the stalemate can be found. Few believe the Commission’s current rule-of-law […]
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The European Commission is trying to dial down tensions with Warsaw over whether Poland shares the EU’s democratic principles, but there is growing doubt in Brussels that a way out of the stalemate can be found. Few believe the Commission’s current rul…
Poland’s conservative government wants more Polish babies — and it’s willing to pay for them. The governing Law and Justice Party, with a political base in the country’s heavily Catholic east, last month launched an expensive initiative to reverse the […]
Poland’s conservative government wants more Polish babies — and it’s willing to pay for them. The governing Law and Justice Party, with a political base in the country’s heavily Catholic east, last month launched an expensive initiative to reverse the …
At least 100,000 Polish citizens will have the right to vote for the British capital’s next mayor, with attitudes to Europe likely to influence their choice of candidates. Today, Monday 18 April, is the final day for registering to vote […]
Poland’s conservative government is taking steps that threaten an ambitious new World War II museum which international experts have spent eight years creating — the latest ideological battle the nation’s nationalistic authorities are waging against the pro-European rivals they ousted […]
A spectacular new museum of the second world war is at the centre of an extraordinary row between international academics and Poland’s political leadership, amid claims that the country’s ruling Law and Justice party is putting history at the service […]
A divided Poland is holding three days of ceremonies to mark the 1,050th anniversary of its conversion to Christianity, signalling a new era of even closer ties between the national conservative government and the Catholic Church. On Friday, political …
Six years ago, Polish activists made international headlines when they compared abortion to genocide. In the city of Poznań, posters depicting Adolf Hitler appeared next to graphic images of foetuses. This month, those images have resurfaced, as Polish pro-life activists […]
Poland’s national-conservative government was quick to sideline the country’s high court. Now, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his party have their sights set on complete control of the state. Staniszkis was long a fan of Kaczynski and has even campaigned for his […]