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The CEO of Polish e-commerce giant Allegro has called for the EU to impose stricter rules on Chinese platforms. If the likes of Temu and Shein "flood Europe with goods. smaller European [companies] will suffer, and many may not survive", he tells the @FT

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President Nawrocki has submitted his own bill on extending support for Ukrainian refugees to replace the one he vetoed. It would make benefits conditional on employment and criminalise propagating the Ukrainian nationalist ideology of Stepan Bandera

RT @notesfrompoland: Poland's Catholic church has urged parents not to send their children to optional new health education classes in scho….

RT @notesfrompoland: President @NawrockiKn has vetoed three more bills passed by the government’s majority in parliament, including one on….

RT @notesfrompoland: Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Sunday to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day. Meanwhile, Polish President….

Poland's Catholic church has urged parents not to send their children to optional new health education classes in schools. It says the subject, which includes elements of sex ed, is “anti-family”, “gender destabilising” and will “morally corrupt children”

President @NawrockiKn has vetoed three more bills passed by the government’s majority in parliament, including one on extending support for Ukrainian refugees. Nawrocki says that he wants benefits for refugees to be conditional upon them being employed

Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Sunday to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day. Meanwhile, Polish President @NawrockiKn wrote to @ZelenskyyUa pledging that Poland will continue to “stand by your nation in this difficult time”

A centuries-old tradition of intricate lace crocheting from a small Polish mountain village is experiencing a remarkable global resurgence

The deputy leader of Poland’s main opposition party, PiS, has been indicted on charges of abusing his powers by disclosing classified military documents. Prosecutors argued that by doing so he “caused exceptionally serious damage to the Republic of Poland”.

Warsaw has condemned Israel’s plan to build new settlements in the West Bank, calling it “a flagrant breach of international law”. Poland also joined 24 countries and the EU’s top official in a statement calling for “immediate reversal” of the plan.

The Netherlands will station 300 soldiers and two Patriot air defence systems in Poland from December, Warsaw has confirmed. "We are doing this to protect NATO, defend Ukraine and deter Russia," Ruben Brekelmans, the Dutch defence minister, said.

In late 2023, the government took control of public media, sparking controversy. For more, see our report with three legal opinions on the takeover:.

Poland’s new culture minister has ordered an audit of state media to assess whether its spending was appropriate over the past 18 months. The findings will be released in two months.

RT @notesfrompoland: Poland's new president has used his veto for the first time, against a bill easing rules for building onshore wind tur….

RT @notesfrompoland: A South Korean firm has withdrawn from a nuclear power project in Poland, citing changes in Warsaw’s energy policy und….

RT @notesfrompoland: Seven Polish universities have been ranked among the best 1,000 in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities -….

RT @notesfrompoland: Poland will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Russian drone crashed and exploded in a village in the east of the coun….

Poland's new president has used his veto for the first time, against a bill easing rules for building onshore wind turbines and freezing household electricity prices. He criticised the government for combining the two issues in one piece of legislation.

A South Korean firm has withdrawn from a nuclear power project in Poland, citing changes in Warsaw’s energy policy under its new government. The Polish energy ministry, however, has dismissed that claim as untrue.