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Poland to Germany: Pay up!
At a time when the attention of the European Union is focused on preventing Russia from conquering Ukraine, Poland is reigniting a conflict from the past — with the country’s de facto ruler on...
View ArticlePutin shuts off EU’s Nord Stream gas supply
Gazprom will not restart the Nord Stream pipeline to Germany that was supposed to go back online on Saturday after a three-day maintenance break, the Russian export monopoly said Friday. It said oil...
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Energy war erupts as Putin and the West clash over oil and gas
The energy battle between Russia and the West escalated dramatically Friday, with Western countries making a concerted push to cap the prices of Moscow’s oil and gas exports, while Russia announced it...
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The power players behind Europe’s green agenda — ranked
The power players behind Europe’s green agenda — ranked CLASS OF 2023 Introducing POLITICO’s Green 28 list of the people steering and shaping policy. Photo from iStock Welcome to the green revolution....
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Commission pledges to move on gas price cap proposal
The European Commission on Friday promised to put forward a proposal on setting a “temporary gas price cap” ahead of a meeting of EU energy ministers on November 24, according to a Commission letter...
View ArticleNATO holds crisis talks after missile hits Poland
The missile that hit Poland on Tuesday killing two people was unlikely to have been fired from Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. It...
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Errant missile that hit Poland likely came from Ukraine, NATO and Warsaw say
A missile that crossed into Poland on Tuesday and killed two people likely came from Ukrainian air defenses trying to knock down a barrage of Russian rockets, the Polish government and NATO’s chief...
View ArticleWatch out for next winter, energy chief warns Europe
The energy emergency is making this winter difficult but next year will be even tougher, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol warned during a POLITICO event on Wednesday. Birol...
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It’s all or nothing for Poland’s ruling PiS party this year
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party wants to accomplish something this year that’s never been done in the country’s democratic history — win a third term in office. But even party...
View ArticlePoland’s rule of law legislation moves forward — but fights remain
WARSAW — The Polish parliament on Friday voted through a bill that would roll back some of the country’s controversial judicial reforms in a bid to unlock EU cash — frozen over worries in Brussels...
View ArticleDuda throws Poland’s EU cash plans into turmoil
Poland’s hopes of getting billions in EU recovery funds were derailed when President Andrzej Duda sent a crucial bill that rolls back judicial reforms to a top court for adjudication. The bill is a...
View ArticleWarsaw mayor’s dilemma: Getting EU cash would boost the government he’s fighting
With Poland’s elections approaching this fall, Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and one of the leaders of the center-right Civic Platform opposition party, is in a bind. Poland’s capital city...
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Poland’s Morawiecki plays Europe’s anti-Macron in Washington
There’s an Emmanuel Macron-shaped shadow hovering over this week’s U.S. visit by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. In contrast to the French president — who in an interview with POLITICO tried...
View ArticlePolish opposition denounces new commission to probe Russian influence
Poland’s parliament narrowly passed a law setting up a commission to investigate Russian political influence in the country, but the opposition denounces the effort as a political witch hunt aimed at...
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Polish politicians attack migrants for electoral gain
WARSAW — There’s a lot of electoral mileage in Poland from attacking migrants. Both the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and the centrist opposition led by former European Council...
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Meet the far-right potential kingmakers in Poland’s election
WARSAW — Poland’s general election next month could be decided by a far-right party that entices voters with libertarian visions of a low-tax future by raining fake money during rallies. Its past...
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Warsaw makes a risky political bet in attacking Ukraine
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is in the fight of its political life ahead of next month’s general election — and in its scramble for votes it’s taking aim at the country’s...
View ArticleHuge but glum: Poland’s opposition puts a million people on the streets
WARSAW — Poland’s opposition held an enormous rally in Warsaw and other cities on Sunday — claiming more than a million people took part — but the mood two weeks ahead of the election is grim rather...
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Poland’s election: Big hopes but no quick fixes
WARSAW — The campaign language ahead of this year’s Polish general election is apocalyptic — painting it as an existential battle for the soul of the EU’s fifth most populous country — but the...
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Opposition wins Polish election, according to exit poll
WARSAW — Poland’s opposition parties look like they’ve won a solid victory in the country’s general election — and if the result holds it signals a radical change both in Poland and in the EU, where...
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