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61% of respondents think that the Constitutional Tribunal is currently a body dependant on decisions and actions of others – according to the latest poll carried out by Kantar for „Fakty” TVN and TVN24. According to 20% of those asked, Poland’s constitutional court is an independent institution. In a survey carried out by Kantar for...

Three Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces „LGBT-free zones,” state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to withdraw funding. Numerous local authorities in Poland declared themselves free of „LGBT ideology” in 2019, part of a conflict in the predominantly Catholic country between liberals and religious conservatives,...

The EU executive expressed concern on Friday over the plight of migrants stuck on the Polish-Belarusian border and urged Warsaw to allow the bloc’s joint frontier force Frontex to provide assistance in policing the area. Three migrants died on the Polish side of the border and one more just inside Belarus earlier this week while...

Part of the Westerplatte territory, including the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast, returns under Gdańsk administration, said the city mayor spokesman. The decision was made by the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA). In 2019, the plot was taken over by the state with a special act. After the legislation came into force, construction of...

On Wednesday, Poland’s ruling camp narrowly passed a contentious media bill targeting the American-owned network TVN. The legislation has been pushed through in violation of parliamentary procedure. (…) The Wednesday parliamentary session was particularly heated and chaotic. Leading up to the vote, the right-wing government supported by members of Kukiz’15 and two independent parliamentarians Zbigniew...

Poland’s Chief Justice on Thursday partially froze a disciplinary chamber for judges at the heart of a deepening dispute with the European Union over judicial independence that could see Warsaw face fines or even an eventual loss of funding. On Friday, a government minister accused the head of Poland’s Supreme Court of bowing to the demands...

Poland’s Anita Włodarczyk won a third straight Olympic gold on Tuesday, dominating the women’s hammer throw final and further cementing her status as the greatest of all time in the event. The world record holder threw her first attempt into the net but recovered for her best performance of the season, launching the hammer 78.48...

The recently announced draft bill amending Poland’s media licensing laws (commonly referred to as „Lex TVN”) is certainly one of the tools with which the ruling camp intends to achieve its goal. On July 7, a group of Law and Justice MPs led by Marek Suski submitted the draft legislation which, if passed, would force...

„Today, when those in power use the word 'sovereignty’, they think how to control people,” acting chairman of Civic Platform Donald Tusk said at a rally on Monday in his hometown of Gdańsk. Donald Tusk said at a rally in Gdańsk on Monday that he „has been struck with how easy, though not always visibly,...

OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded a one-day visit to Poland for discussions with the Polish President, Foreign Minister and the Polish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The Secretary General met the the Delegation – including Vice-Chairwoman Agnieszka Pomaska – in Warsaw. Secretary General Schmid expressed her gratitude for the important role parliamentarians...