Camping and bacon butties will always beat London’s luxuries Letters: The joy of inexpensive holidays | Facing grief | Hope from Poland | British Museum digitisation | Poo diary The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023
American basketball player attacked in Poland, left with injured eye socket Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women's club has been badly beaten, sustaining a head injury The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
There Is No Going Back to Pre-Populist Poland Many expectations for the new government are wishful thinking or just plain wrong. Foreign Policy · Oct 22, 2023
Thank you, Poland, for showing faith in EU values under threat from the authoritarian right At least one good thing came out of the disaster of Brexit – it is serving as a bulwark against populism in Europe The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
A Bloke Pulled Off A Jewellery Heist By Standing Still For 2 Hrs Pretending To Be A Mannequin A bloke in Poland has allegedly done something from Hollywood blockbusters to pull off the heist of the century: pretend to be a mannequin. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 22, 2023
As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to form Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will. WEKU · Oct 21, 2023
‘We have a chance to change Poland’: how young voters shaped the election result Almost 69% of under-30s turned out to cast their ballot, with many wanting rid of the status quo The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
Junior Eurovision: When is Nice 2023? Maja Krzyżewska releases Poland entry for competition I Just Need a Friend has been released ahead of the competition in Nice Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister In this edition we focus on Poland, where opposition parties have won enough seats in the parliamentary election to oust the ruling conservative Law and Justice party after eight years in power. To analyse this major shift and what it means for Poland's place in the EU, we speak to… France 24 · Oct 20, 2023
Poland's president to start consultations on forming new government Polish president Andrzej Duda will meet parliamentary party leaders next week, his office said, as the country waits to see whom he will task with forming a government after the ruling nationalists lost their parliamentary majority. Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2023
A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
WRC reveals 13-round 2024 calendar The schedule, ratified in Thursday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council, will feature eight gravel rallies, four asphalt events and the traditional snow round in Sweden. Motorsport · Oct 19, 2023
A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
‘Emotional and proud’: Voters on Poland’s landmark election results As Poland moves away from the rightwing PiS in favour of a likely coalition led by former PM Donald Tusk, four Poles speak of their hope for the future The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 The Guardian view on lessons from Poland: how to take on the radical right Editorial: A remarkable election can offer hope and inspiration to progressive parties elsewhere in Europe
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Poland’s election result proves that every vote matters Letter: Steve Crawshaw, who reported on the country’s historic 1989 elections, says hope and belief created this result
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Poland election: final results suggest opposition parties could form Tusk-led coalition – Europe live Ruling Law and Justice party secured most votes but it appears likely Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition will be able to form a government
Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023 ‘Ideologically anti-populist’: Poland votes for a new future Donald Tusk, ex-prime minister and top EU official, is set to lead a new coalition after eight years of populist rule.
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023 Poland votes for change after nearly a decade spent sliding towards autocracy – but tricky coalition talks lie ahead for Donald Tusk People were seen queuing in long lines outside polling stations in what appears to have been an election with record-breaking turnout (74.31%) in Poland. Now it seems the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) is on the way out of government. Although PiS came away with the highest percentage of…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Polish voters: what do you think about the election results? We want to hear from Polish people about how the results affect them
France 24 · Oct 17, 2023 Poland's opposition parties win majority in parliamentary elections Three opposition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation's weekend parliamentary election, putting them in a position to take power, according to a complete ballot count reported Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Poland election: Tusk urges president to allow for swift formation of government Civic Coalition leader calls for ‘quick decisions’ after coalition of opposition groups win enough votes for parliamentary majority
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023 Poland's ruling conservatives lose majority in parliament to centrist coalition, final count shows A complete ballot count confirms that three coalition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation’s weekend election
Foreign Policy · Oct 17, 2023 Poland Is Dreaming of Becoming a Nuclear Power The country's new government has fanciful plans for energy production.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Tuesday briefing: What Poland’s rightwing parties losing control of government means for Europe In today’s newsletter: In what could be the most consequential election in the country since the fall of communism, Poland may have made a step closer to Europe