Poland’s PiS party puts country at loggerheads with Germany as poll looms Ruling party portrays opposition leader Donald Tusk as subservient to Berlin in run-up to 15 October election The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
All eyes in Europe are focused on Poland’s divisive election fight. But it’s not a pretty sight The bitter struggle to unseat Warsaw’s hard-right government foreshadows a wider struggle throughout the EU The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023
Europe’s ‘mini-Trumps’ survived his fall. Now they’re hoping for his comeback From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
The Guardian view on Poland’s election campaign: a new far right courts the youth vote Editorial: Alienation among younger voters is fuelling the rise of a maverick party that could play a kingmaker role after the poll The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023
Poland prohibits food imports from Ukraine to soothe farmers Poland’s government says it has decided to temporarily prohibit grain and other food imports from Ukraine The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023
Poland, Hungary ban grain and food imports from Ukraine; Kyiv unhappy Poland and Hungary have decided to ban imports of grain and other food from neighbouring Ukraine to protect the local agricultural sector, the two governments said on Saturday, after a flood of supply depressed prices across the region. Reuters · Apr 15, 2023
Polish leader donates to Ukraine army to end defamation case The Polish ruling party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, has made a donation for the needs of the Ukrainian army to settle a defamation case with a political rival The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Poland’s ruling party counts on anti-EU stance to boost election chances Jarosław Kaczyński, chair of Law and Justice party, said Polish politicians had ‘sacred duty’ to oppose ‘culturally alien’ EU The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022
Germany rejects Poland’s claim it owes €1.3tn in war reparations Foreign ministry spokesperson says matter is ‘closed’ after Jarosław Kaczyński says Poland will formally request damages The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022
Trans community in Poland braces for political attacks as election nears Rightwing fight against ‘LGBT ideology’ switches focus to transgender people as homophobia recedes The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
Poland threatens to turn ‘all our cannon’ on EU in rule-of-law row Ruling party steps up rhetoric by suggesting it could unseat European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022