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Hundreds of thousands march to celebrate Polish independence
WARSAW — As many as 200,000 people joined a parade in the Polish capital Sunday marking 100 years of Poland’s restored independence, in a march that saw politicians and celebrating families mix with...
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Barbara Nowacka
Barbara Nowacka did something unusual for a Polish left-wing politician this year. She put practical politics ahead of ideological purity. Ahead of the Polish municipal elections in late October, she...
View ArticleCourt intervenes in long-running feud between Wałęsa and Kaczyński
Lech Wałęsa, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Polish president, will have to apologize to Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, for suggesting he bore...
View ArticleECJ confirms freeze on early retirement of Polish Supreme Court judges
The European Court of Justice ruled on Monday that Poland must “immediately” suspend judicial reforms that imposed earlier retirement ages on justices of its Supreme Court. The April law backed by...
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Poland’s transformation is a story worth telling
WARSAW — The first thing that hit you about the Poland of 1987 was the smell — a pungent mix of coal smoke leavened with coarse tobacco, a whiff of cabbage and rancid sweat overlaid with clouds of...
View ArticleGdańsk mayor in critical condition after stabbing
WARSAW — Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdańsk, was in critical condition Sunday evening after being stabbed by a knife-wielding assailant who stormed the stage during the finale of a national charity...
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Murder of Gdańsk mayor highlights Poland’s polarization
WARSAW — The murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz lays bare divisions that are wider than at any time since Poland shook off communism three decades ago. The man who killed Adamowicz at a fundraising...
View Article5-year backstop would resolve Brexit crisis, says Polish foreign minister
The Brexit impasse could be resolved if Ireland were prepared to accept a time-limited backstop of five years, according to Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. Thus far, EU27 leaders have stood...
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Poland’s problem with a 3-letter word
WARSAW — Poland’s relations with Israel hang on the definition of the definite article. During a visit to Warsaw to take part in a U.S.-led Middle East security conference, Israeli Prime Minister...
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Poland’s ruling party plays the LGBTQ card
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has found an issue to fire up its right-wing backers ahead of this year’s European and national parliamentary elections — LGBTQ rights. It’s a...
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Poland’s church sex abuse scandal becomes political
A documentary exposing child sex abuse in Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has turned religion into a key issue ahead of the European election. The film, “Tell No One,” showing how abusive priests...
View ArticlePoland’s PiS smashes opposition in European election vote
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won a crushing victory over a coalition of opposition parties in Sunday’s European ballot — leaving it in a strong position for this fall’s national...
View ArticlePoland’s judge retirement law violates bloc’s rules, EU top lawyer says
A Polish law mandating early retirement for judges violates EU law, the advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union said in an opinion issued Thursday. The Polish law was passed in...
View ArticleEU court finds Polish judicial system changes were illegal
Polish judicial reforms that lowered the retirement age of Supreme Court judges violated EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Monday. The CJEU found that the retirement law, passed...
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Central Europe celebrates von der Leyen and Michel’s candidacies
Central Europe’s illiberal governments are celebrating after EU leaders decided who they want to fill the bloc’s top jobs. But they won’t be laughing for long. They are happy with two of the EU’s top...
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Gay pride gets political in Poland
PŁOCK, Poland — Two months before Poland’s parliamentary election, LGBT issues have soared to the top of the political agenda, which is why the three leaders of a newly formed left-wing political...
View ArticlePolish Supreme Court chief sent vulgar messages for opposing judicial reforms
The president of Poland’s Supreme Court received postcards telling her to “f*** off” in a scheme apparently dreamed up by fellow judges angry at her opposition to the government’s judicial reforms....
View ArticleThe Trump-sized hole in Warsaw’s wartime commemoration
WARSAW — Love him or hate him, Donald Trump stirs passions. Mike Pence, not so much. The U.S. president’s last-minute decision to call off a two-day visit to Poland to concentrate on Hurricane Dorian,...
View ArticlePolish opposition chooses a candidate for PM
Poland’s opposition Civic Platform party is taking a page from the playbook of its Law and Justice (PiS) party rivals — stepping back and choosing a more palatable candidate to head an eventual...
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Polish public promotion scheme backfires
WARSAW — A lavishly funded Polish organization dedicated to improving the country’s international image is trying to rescue its own reputation. The Polish National Foundation, founded in 2016 and...
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