Poland Poland's parliament speaker to quit over private flight scandal Marek Kuchcinski from the ruling PiS party said he would resign after it was revealed that he used government aircraft for private trips by family members. 08/08/2019
View No, Mr Kaczyński, I will not be voting for PiS in the October elections. Here's why ǀ View Responding to an open letter to the Polish people by the president of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), law academic Wojciech Sadurski makes clear why he will not be voting to transform Poland's democratic system into an autocracy. 11/06/2019
Poland Critic of Poland's ruling party PiS slams "politically motivated" libel cases A fierce critic of the Polish government, who is facing legal challenges from the country’s ruling party, has spoken out against what he believes are “politically motivated” efforts to silence him. 13/05/2019
Unreported Europe Poland's liberals push back against the conservative establishment The city's progressive mayor Pawel Adamowicz was murdered earlier this year 26/04/2019
View After a 'tactical retreat' over judges - what next for Poland? | View The rulers [in Poland] do not behave as if they were meaningful constrained by law; whenever it does not suit their political purposes, they simply amend it. This is not a rule of law, this is rule by law. 22/11/2018
Poland Polish leaders hold joint march with nationalists on Independence Day Around 200,000 people, including Poland's leaders and nationalist groups, marched through Warsaw on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Polish independence. 11/11/2018
View 7 Questions for the Art. 7 Hearing on the rule of law in Poland | View It should become clear /.../ that the continuing, systemic and vicious attacks on Polish courts and their judges are bound to produce consequences beyond Polish borders and constitute a clear and present danger to the EU legal system as a whole. This is no time for further dialogue or half measures. 17/09/2018
Poland Is Poland modernising the judiciary or destroying it? The Polish government's move to retire Supreme Court judges at 65 threatens to escalate the row with Brussels over judicial independence. 04/07/2018
Poland Polish MPs vote to cut their own pay after bonus scandal Polish MPs have voted to give themselves a 20% pay cut after a bonus scandal involving senior ministers. 11/05/2018
Poland How did Poland’s president die? It depends which official version you believe Poland’s ruling party still says there was a darker story behind the plane crash that killed its president in 2010. But eight years on, will it ever be able to prove it? 09/04/2018
View What is the ‘Smolensk religion’ born from Polish president’s death? l View Zbigniew Mikołejko, professor and philosopher of religion at the Polish Academy of Science, explains what the 'Smolensk religion’ is, who its followers are, and how it's helping to win elections. 09/04/2018
Spotlight Poland... a rising economic star? Spotlight travelled to Poland to see what's turning it from a fledgling to a fully-developed economic power and here to fight with the top dogs 13/03/2018
Pulse of poland Poland is banking on e-cars Amid rising interest in clean vehicles in Europe, the Polish government is banking on electric cars. 26/02/2018
Poland ‘This has to stop’: Polish MEP threatens legal action against vice pre Roza Thun told Euronews the insult “crossed all boundaries,” as she joined calls from leading MEPs for Ryszard Czarnecki’s dismissal 12/01/2018
Poland Poland's government prefers to embrace, rather than alienate, far righ Law and Justice party argues winning voters away from extremist parties is preferable to allowing them to gain their own momentum, Reuters reports. 03/01/2018
world news Poland gets surprise new PM Poland gets a surprise prime minister to replace the popular Beata Szydlo 08/12/2017
Poland Poland facing huge fines over ancient forest logging The Bialowieza forest includes one of the largest surviving parts of the primeval forest that covered the European plain 10,000 years ago. 21/11/2017
Poland ECJ decision on Bialowieza logging 'welcomed' ECJ ban on logging in Europe's oldest forest 'welcomed' by conservationists. 21/11/2017
focus Poland, a two-speed EU and the future of the bloc in Central Europe A mix of criticism and concerns is mounting in Central Europe against the two-speed Europe project. 13/09/2017
Poland Poland rips up school system in rapid reform Changes made in 1999 are being reversed as the government closes 'unequal' junior high schools. 08/09/2017
Poland EU gives Poland ultimatum over judicial reform Warsaw risks punishment over plans which Brussels say undermine judicial independence 26/07/2017
Poland Polish President Andrzej Duda says he will veto controversial top court reform bill Polish president caves in to people pressure over controversial Supreme Court bill 24/07/2017
Poland Poland's lower house passes controversial judiciary reform bill Poland's lower house has just passed a bill allowing the government to replace Supreme Court judges. The opposition says the law would erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy as a whole. 20/07/2017
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels Possible sanctions on Poland, debate and protest over weedkillers, and an update on Brexit negotiations 19/07/2017
brussels bureau European Commission to decide on sanctions over Poland's rule of law violations A new law in Poland threatens the independence of the Supreme Court. 19/07/2017
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: Commission looks again at Polish law changes Polish rule of law under the microscope The European Commission is once again examining the rule of law in Poland. 18/07/2017
