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Poland's all-postal election 'undermines democracy', warns HRW

Poland's government has moved ahead with plans to hold the presidential election on May 10 via a new mail-in system. Human Rights Watch says the moved would not deliver "free, and fair" elections.

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French community suspends Polish ties over anti-LGBT declaration

A Polish town's attitude towards gay people has cost it its French twin.

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These photos highlight the human hurt over Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'

It's a response to 80 Polish municipalities declared themselves "free of LGBT ideology" last year.

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Hundreds of judges join Warsaw protest against Polish 'muzzle law'

Poland plans sanctions against judges who oppose judicial reforms that have been denounced as a "muzzle-law".

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Euroviews. The day justice was finally served in Poland for vindicated anti-fascist campaigners ǀ View

A judge has ruled in the favour of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly after a group of women protesting fascism at an Independence Day march in Poland were beaten - and themselves charged instead of their attackers.

World

'Solidarity' is key word for Polish town stunned by mayor's fatal stabbing

The city of Gdansk was presented with the Princess Asturias prize for concord nine months after Pawel Adamowicz was killed

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Poland election: Ruling PiS win narrow majority - final results

Final results from Poland's parliamentary election on Sunday showed the ultra-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) had won a narrow majority in parliament.

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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

My Europe Series

Poland's liberals push back against the conservative establishment

The city's progressive mayor Pawel Adamowicz was murdered earlier this year

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Euroviews. 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.

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

Business

Poland is banking on e-cars

Amid rising interest in clean vehicles in Europe, the Polish government is banking on electric cars.