As I have written about at length in these pages; on October 25th the Polish people decisively elected a new government delivering the largest popular mandate in modern Polish history (the post-1989 period) to the right of center Law & Justice
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has hit out at Poland and Hungary, claiming the countries’ rejection of mass Muslim migration means they reject democracy and want “Putin-like dictatorships”. Speaking at a New Jersey rally in support of his wife Hillary
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A Polish rapist, whose identity British Police tried to cover to protect his human rights, is set to return to his native country as he is too frightened to leave his house following publicity over the case. Derbyshire Police were
Poland’s landslide-elected right-wing government has abolished the national Council Against Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The Law and Justice (PiS) party this week scrapped a public body designed to fight racism and investigate “hate crimes”, citing its inefficiency. Government spokesman
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(Reuters) – A European Commission proposal to systematically distribute asylum seekers across the EU “makes no sense” and violates member countries’ rights, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a system of
TEL AVIV – Fifty Holocaust survivors were finally given Bar Mitzvahs 70 years after they should have received the Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies.
An open letter from three former presidents and seven opposition politicians and activists, calling on the Polish people to “defend democracy” against the mandate of their democratically elected government, was splashed across the front page of the nation’s leading newspaper yesterday. The
Polish President Andrzej Duda defied European Union criticism of his country’s government on Sunday, accusing the bloc of showing “too little solidarity” with its eastern members. Poland has come under fire for refusing to take in its share of asylum-seekers
Despite the Western narrative that suggests Polish anti-Semitism is rampant, Poland is one of the best – if not the best – nations in Europe in which to be Jewish today. There certainly have been ugly moments in Poland’s history – much as
The U.S. Navy reports that the destroyer USS Donald Cook “encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship,” while operating in the international waters of the Baltic Sea.
(Reuters) – Poland cannot take in the 7,000 refugees it agreed to accept and thinks the plan to distribute 120,000 migrants across the European union is “dead”, its deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday. Konrad Szymanski told
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The European Parliament tomorrow votes on a resolution accusing the Polish government of undermining “constitutional democracy”, calling for further action if they do not implement decisions from Poland’s highest court. The resolution is the latest attack on Poland’s centre-right government for overhauling the Constitutional Tribunal
Wielding coat hangers, a coalition of sixty abortion rights groups organized a rally in Warsaw, Poland, over the weekend to protest a proposed law that would further restrict legal abortions in the country. One of the protesters, Anna Jakobic, said
There is an understanding between Ankara and Brussels that the nations of the European Union (EU) will agree to “quotas” of a quarter-million migrants a year directly from Turkey, claims a German Sunday paper. The report states there is a
JERUSALEM – Europe is flooded with hundreds of jihadists ready to strike, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (pictured) said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference with his Polish counterpart Antoni Macierewicz, who is visiting Israel, Ya’alon warned, “What we saw
Poland’s prime minister and the powerful leader of its conservative ruling party both said Thursday they support a total ban on abortion. Abortion is currently only allowed in mostly Catholic Poland when the pregnancy poses a threat to the woman’s
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Russia has forbidden the sale of Poland’s “Communist Monopoly” board game that allows players to transport themselves back to the USSR.
In recent months Western readers of news reports from Poland have been greeted with a steady stream of vitriolic reportage about the supposed “fascist coup” the country is experiencing at the hands of the freshly democratically elected reformist and Eurosceptic
Pro-life activists in Poland want to tighten an abortion law that is already one of the most restrictive in Europe, but the move risks a backlash against the new right-wing government. The anti-abortion movement in the devout EU country, where
Poland has dropped its pledge to the European Union (EU) to take in 7,000 migrants, saying it cannot allow what happened in Brussels on Tuesday to be repeated in Poland. The Prime Minister has also called for talks at the
(AFP) – The surprise resignations of several key Polish generals have rocked the new conservative government, which is facing a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over a host of controversial reforms. “Five generals have submitted their resignations over
Thousands of Poles chanting “We will defend democracy!” and “Lech Walesa!” rallied Saturday in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland’s three-month-old conservative government that they say undermine freedoms and the constitution. The march was organized by the Committee for the
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Poland’s new right-wing leaders are using fresh allegations about Solidarity hero Lech Walesa to revive conspiracy theories that the communist-era regime staged its own demise in 1989 to hold onto power behind the scenes. In claims that Polish EU leader
Last week three United States Senators (Mssrs. Cardin- MD, Durbin- IL, and McCain- AZ) sent a public letter to Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo “expressing concern about recent actions taken by the Polish Government that threaten the independence of state media
Solidarity freedom hero Lech Walesa admitted Friday he had “made a mistake”, but flatly denied he was ever a paid secret agent who collaborated with Poland’s communist regime amid fresh allegation triggered by newly-found files. Poland’s first post-communist president —
Solidarity freedom hero Lech Walesa was a paid secret agent who collaborated with Poland’s communist regime, according to newly-found documents revealed Thursday — triggering an angry denial from the man himself. Poland’s first post-communist president has long insisted such allegations
One of Poland’s most popular weekly magazines has splashed a graphic depiction of the rape of Europe’s women by migrants on its front cover. The image may be one of the most politically incorrect illustrations of the migrant crisis to date. While
WARSAW – Poland is drawing up new regulations to punish use of the phrase “Polish death camps” when referring to wartime Nazi concentration camps on Polish soil, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said on Saturday. Poland has long sought to eliminate
(AFP) – Poland’s senate on Friday approved a controversial amendment making it easier for the secret service and police to access Internet data, stoking concerns about the state of democracy in the EU member. The new measure will notably give
Poland, ripped apart by Germany and Soviet Union in World War II, wants to implement a “46,000-strong” National Guard force due to the Ukraine crisis and possible Russian expansionism.
On Friday, Standard & Poors (S&P), the largest of the “big three” credit rating agencies, downgraded Poland as a sovereign credit from A- to BBB+. This is the first ratings change for Poland since 2007 and first actual downgrade in
Continuing its campaign against the newly-elected centre-right Polish government, the European Commission has launched an unprecedented formal investigation into the rule of law in Poland. In a move representing the first time European Union (EU) authorities have instituted such an
Polish authorities have quietly reinstated the European Union (EU) flag at press events, leading to speculation that the country might be wavering in its resolve to face down European Commission’s strong-arming of the new right-wing government. When the newly elected Polish
The European Union puts a defiant Poland in the dock on Wednesday over changes to the state media and constitution, in a move which could expose Warsaw to punitive measures for breaching democratic standards. The European Commission, the executive arm
The reports of the death of Polish democracy, to paraphrase the oft told line of the eminent American writer, satirist, and political critic Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated.
