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Kaczyński’s last hurrah
WARSAW — The most powerful man in Poland wants the country to know he won’t be around for ever. One year after a prolonged disappearance from the public stage — caused by what was later reported to be...
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5 people tackling aviation and shipping emissions
This article is part of POLITICO’s Changemakers series, looking at the players driving European policy. Shipping and aviation account for more than 5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s...
View ArticleHow to watch the Polish election like a pro
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is all but certain to win the country’s parliamentary election on October 13. But that doesn’t mean it can count on governing once the voting is...
View ArticleEU launches another infringement case against Poland
WARSAW — The European Commission on Thursday referred Poland to the EU’s top court over a new system for disciplining judges. The move comes just before the October 13 parliamentary election, and marks...
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Fright night on the Polish campaign trail
CHEŁM, Poland — There are three things that the ruling Law and Justice party wants Polish voters to know before they head off to vote on Sunday — if the party stays in power, Poles will be richer, more...
View ArticleEurope’s Poland puzzle
WARSAW — For centuries, there’s been a Poland-shaped hole at the heart of Europe. As other countries adopted representative democracy and economic liberalism, Poland was fighting for independence —...
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Poland’s PiS wins absolute majority in parliamentary vote: exit polls
WARSAW — Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party easily won Sunday’s parliamentary election, taking 43.6 percent of the vote — enough for an absolute parliamentary majority, according exit...
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5 takeaways from the Polish election
WARSAW — Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński was pretty grumpy after Sunday’s election, despite snap results showing that his party had easily swept to power for a second term. He was right to be...
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5 people to watch as the EU goes climate neutral
This article is part of POLITICO’s Changemakers series, looking at the players driving European policy. Going green is not only good for the planet but will boost the EU’s global status — that’s the...
View ArticleDonald Tusk won’t run for Polish president
Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council and a former Polish prime minister, said Tuesday that he won’t run in next year’s Polish presidential election. “I feel that we can win those...
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Poland risks EU membership with legal reforms, court warns
WARSAW — Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) government is turning up the heat on the country’s judges, and it could jeopardize the recent thaw in relations with Brussels. It’s even prompted...
View ArticleLegal chaos descends on Poland
WARSAW — A shock ruling by Poland’s Supreme Court — that judges appointed by a politically controlled body are illegitimate — unleashed a fierce battle between the judicial system and the country’s...
View ArticleDecarbonizing cities to meet EU goals is a question of money
This article is the product of a POLITICO Working Group. WARSAW — Cities generate about 70 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases, so any effort to become carbon-neutral fails without their...
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Poland’s coronavirus candidate
WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda isn’t putting much social distance between himself and his potential voters. Duda has been on a tear around the country in recent days, visiting a hospital, a...
View ArticleOne bourbon, one scotch, one beer to kill coronavirus
The battle against the pandemic now involves booze companies, which are using their stores of alcohol to help make the hand sanitizer that’s in short supply across the EU. That’s prompting national...
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Poland’s coronavirus-crisis election unleashes political warfare
WARSAW — Opposition candidates for Poland’s upcoming presidential election are squabbling over how to stop the ballot because of the pandemic, but the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party isn’t giving...
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Central Europe battles coronavirus without the euro
WARSAW — Corona bonds aren’t a thing in Central Europe. That means Warsaw, Prague and Budapest haven’t been involved in the bruising battle among eurozone countries on whether to issue joint debt...
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A Polish recipe for cooking an election
WARSAW — During coronavirus lockdown, millions of Europeans are trying their hand at new recipes. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is no different. But instead of rummaging in the pantry for...
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Poland’s mystery election
WARSAW — Poland is supposed to hold a presidential election on Sunday. Will it happen? No one really knows. “This date of May 10 … we have to say clearly at this moment that it’s going to be pretty...
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Poland’s Schrödinger’s election
WARSAW — Is it an election if no one votes? That’s the Zen riddle that Poland will be grappling with over the weekend thanks to a presidential election scheduled for Sunday that isn’t being called off...
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