Touted as a revolutionary programme to reduce taxes for a majority of Poles, the so-called Polish Deal has instead sent the nation’s tax system into a tailspin, becoming...
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Former PM Donald Tusk has returned to frontline Polish politics on a mission to revive the fortunes of the country’s opposition. Donald Tusk, a former prime...
Poland’s ruling party Law and Justice often gets portrayed as being ‘far-right’, and not without reason. The fact is, however, that another party...
It’s not quite Oscar Wilde, but an ongoing Twitter spat throws a fascinating light onto the concerns of Poland’s business and political elites. Who has the biggest car...
Poland’s erstwhile main opposition party, Civic Platform, is under pressure from a resurgent Left. Poland’s centre-left political alliance, known as Lewica...
A key bill ratifying the EU’s Covid-19 recovery fund passed through the lower house of Poland’s parliament only with the support of a centre-left political...
Polish journalist David Warszawski takes a critical look at Emerging Europe’s Jo Harper’s new book, Our Man in Warszawa: How the West Misread Poland. Experts...
Editor-in-chief of the hugely influential newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza for more than 30 years, Adam Michnik has not just reported Poland’s recent history, he has...
While an early election in Poland remains unlikely, few are ruling out the possibility, as divisions within the ruling coalition become deeper. Despite ongoing bitter...
Polish politics is dominated by the country’s largest party, Law and Justice (PiS). But short of a majority in parliament, it needs two smaller coalition partners...
He’s not a bad man. Just a sad man. Living alone, with his cat. Once a charming man, so they say. The death of his twin brother in a 2010 plane crash was the turning...
On October 13, 18.6 million Poles – a record since 1989 – cast their votes in a parliamentary election, possibly the most important political event in...
