The Latest Breaking News from Law and Justice

EU leaders move closer towards giving second term to Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds

Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Poland-Belarus migrant tensions play into EU election campaign

In Poland, officials say the number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus has shot up. The ruling Civic Platform – which is in a tight election race with the former governing party, Law and Justice – says Belarus and Russia are using migrants as a tool of hybrid war…

France 24 · Jun 4, 2024

Rightwing populists have many countries in their grip. Come to Poland: see how they can be pushed back

Donald Tusk is working on a great transformation, but it is a hugely difficult project, says writer and broadcaster Anne McElvoy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

EU welcomes Poland back into the fold by unfreezing billions in funds

The European Union took a major step towards mending ties with member state Poland on Thursday by announcing it would begin releasing billions of euros in funding. The aid had been frozen over policies the bloc said amounted to backsliding on fundamental democratic principles.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 29, 2024

Poland's judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying to undo that

Poland's far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary's independence. The new government is finding it's tough to undo the damage.

WEKU · Feb 26, 2024

Poland's new government deprograms its once far-right public media

Under Poland's Law and Justice party, the country's public broadcaster was turned into a propaganda tool for the far-right government to use as it wished. That era has come to an end.

WEKU · Feb 19, 2024

Poland’s PM accuses previous government of using Pegasus spyware for illegal snooping

NSO Group claims Pegasus is only sold to legitimate authorities, but evidence shows it is frequently used against political opposition and human rights activists.

TechRadar · Feb 14, 2024

Poland’s rightwing populists are getting a taste of their own medicine – and they hate it

The ‘unbelievable’ saga of two fugitive ex-ministers and a presidential pardon shows the cost of trashing the rule of law, says Polish journalist Wojciech Orliński

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

Afternoon update: inflation falls faster than predicted; Dutton parties with mining billionaires; and can magnesium help with anxiety?

Latest figures show the consumer price index at 4.3% in November – down from 4.9% in October

The Guardian - AU · Jan 10, 2024