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Bills To Liberalise Polish Abortion Law Pass First Hurdle

Four bills submitted by Poland's ruling coalition to ease the near-total abortion ban on Friday passed a first hurdle in parliament amid a heated debate on relaxing one of Europe's strictest reproductive laws.

International Business Times

Polish Parliament Begins Long-awaited Abortion Debate

Poland's parliament on Thursday will open a long-awaited debate on liberalising abortion laws in the majority Catholic country, with splits in the ruling coalition suggesting an uncertain outcome.

International Business Times

Poland launches inquiry into previous government’s spyware use

Victims of Pegasus hacking will be notified, and criminal proceedings could be brought against former officials

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Polish President Vetoes Move To Restore Access To Emergency Contraception

Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a proposal by the pro-EU ruling coalition to restore prescription-free emergency contraception, which was reversed by the previous nationalist government.

International Business Times

Battle over Polish TV station just the start in Tusk’s bid to remake Poland

Public broadcaster TVP is first target in new government’s attempt to create a more tolerant country after eight years of PiS rule

The Guardian - UK

Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda

Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?

The rebirth of the ‘Weimar Triangle’ suggests that a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possible, says Paul Taylor, a senior fellow of the Friends of Europe thinktank

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Poland’s rightwing opposition criticises Tusk’s education shake-up

Coalition government to slim down school curriculum after cramming of subjects under previous nationalist administration

The Guardian - UK

How did Poland’s Simon Cowell go from TV talent judge to speaker of our parliament?

Szymon Hołownia has become the most popular politician in Poland – and made our legislature a YouTube sensation, says Polish journalist Wojciech Orliński

The Guardian - UK

Polish Farmers Protest Ukraine Imports As Govt Weighs New Bans

Polish farmers on Friday staged blockades at border checkpoints with Ukraine to protest competition from its neighbour as Warsaw hinted it could impose new import bans on Ukrainian agricultural products.

International Business Times

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

Polish Populists Rally Against Govt Reforms As President Pardons Ex-MPs

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Warsaw Thursday to protest reforms by the pro-EU Polish government as the country suffers post-election turmoil.

International Business Times

Poland’s populist president to pardon jailed ministers from former government

Move by Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the populist PiS party ousted in last year’s elections, would defy supreme court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Polish Ex-minister On Hunger Strike As Populists Denounce 'Political' Arrests

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday said he was shocked over the arrest of a former interior minister and his aide in a high-profile case that saw one of the detained men launch a hunger strike.

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Poland's populists slam 'political' arrests as ex-officials launch hunger strikes

A former interior minister and his aide have launched hunger strikes from prison after being detained on abuse of power charges Tuesday for masterminding a fake graft case to discredit another politician in 2007.

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Poland ex-minister on hunger strike as row between PM and president deepens

The former interior minister and his deputy were arrested at the Presidential Palace for abuse of power.

The Guardian - UK

West must rearm in the face of Russian threat, urges Poland’s foreign minister

Military production cannot remain on peacetime footing while war in Ukraine goes on, Radosław Sikorski says after visit to Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

New Polish justice minister will seek ‘any niche’ to undo rule of law breaches

Adam Bodnar is determined to reverse damage to judicial system inflicted by defeated PiS, which led to clashes with EU

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At least 15 dead, including shooter, and dozens injured in Prague university shooting, Czech police say – as it happened

Officials say gunman was a 24-year-old Charles University student

International Business Times

Polish State Media Bosses Sacked, Populists Occupy TV Buildings

Poland's pro-EU government on Wednesday launched a reform of state media and sacked their management, as right-wing lawmakers staged a sit-in to protest the changes and public broadcasts were interrupted.

The Conversation

Why did a far-right MP take a fire extinguisher to a Jewish menorah just as Poland's new government was being voted into power?

In an attack caught on video, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah candles on a menorah positioned in a public area of the building, filling the room with mist and covering bystanders with foam. Grzegorz Braun, an MP for the…

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Donald Tusk Sworn In As Poland's New Prime Minister

Poland's president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule.

France 24

Pro-EU Donald Tusk sworn in as Poland's new prime minister

New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government was sworn in by the president on Wednesday, the final step in a transfer of power that marks a huge change after eight years of nationalist rule.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Tusk sets out vision of a progressive Poland at heart of EU

Incoming PM tells parliament he will ‘bring back billions of euros’ of EU funds, as MPs confirm his candidacy

Radio France Internationale

Former EU president Donald Tusk to become Polish PM

Poland’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to mend relations with the European Union and said he would ensure his country regains a leadership position in Europe.

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