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Polish Supreme Court overturns presidential pardon of top officials, going against ruling party
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a contentious presidential pardon of a top government official and three subordinates and ordered a retrial of their case. The surprise ruling in the years-long legal dispute surrounding the pardon went against...
Poland's president proposes urgent amendments to law on Russian influence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that he was proposing urgent amendments to a law on Russian influence he signed this week that drew U.S. and European Union criticism. Duda said he was aware of objections, including in Poland, to the law proposed by...
Auschwitz museum criticizes use of death camp in politics after ruling party uses it in political ad
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland's ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march. The state-run museum attacked...
US and EU criticize Polish plans for law that could keep opposition from holding office
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union's top justice official on Tuesday criticized Polish plans for a law that they say could keep political opponents from holding public office without them having the full powers to challenge the decision in court. The EU also...
Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he would sign a bill that creates a powerful commission, ostensibly meant to investigate Russian influence in Poland but which critics view as a tool to remove from political life the opponents of the ruling party — mostly notably...
Polish president seeks experts' advice on contentious law targeting opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Aides to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Saturday that his experts have begun analyzing a highly contentious law on Russia’s alleged influence in Poland, ahead of his decision on whether to sign it. Parliament on Friday approved the law, proposed by...
Poland's lawmakers approve contentious law targeting opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a contentious draft law on Russia’s alleged influence in Poland that is targeting the opposition and may affect the outcome of fall parliamentary elections. The new law would establish a state commission for investigating...
Strategic partners Poland and Ukraine spar over painful past
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland and Ukraine, staunch strategic partners, have unexpectedly exchanged bitter remarks regarding a painful mutual past that includes mass murder. This year is the 80th anniversary of the massacres of tens of thousands of Poles by Ukrainians...
Polish official says object that entered airspace was Russian-made rocket
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that the object that entered Poland’s airspace last year and was found in April was a Russian-made rocket. The aide, Pawel Szrot, said on Radio RMF FM that the nose of the rocket had been...
Poland detects object in its airspace that flew from Belarus, likely observation balloon
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An object believed to be an observation balloon entered Polish airspace from Belarus and flew over the country for several hours before disappearing from radar, prompting the military to carry out a search by air and on the ground on Saturday. Polish President...
