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Polen: Heftiger Machtkampf um Polens Verfassungsgericht entbrannt

31. Oktober 2026 um 05:11

In Warschau hindern Polizisten den Präsidenten des Verfassungsgerichts daran, das Gebäude zu betreten. Er war noch von der rechten Vorgängerregierung ernannt worden. Regierungschef Tusk betont, die Rechtsstaatlichkeit müsse wieder hergestellt werden.

Democracy Digest: Was Orban’s Name Floated for UN Chief as a ‘Stalking Horse’

30. Oktober 2026 um 07:08
Elsewhere, arrest warrant issued for son of ex-head of Hungarian central bank; Poland wins bid to host European patriot missile service hub; Czechs hold protests against public media funding reform; Slovak foreign minister visits Moscow.

Democracy Digest: Czech Culture Ministry Cuts Funding for Velvet Revolution Anniversary

23. Oktober 2026 um 07:05
Elsewhere, former chief of Hungary’s central bank detained on suspicion of economic fraud; Polish abortion reform clears first hurdle but faces presidential veto; and Slovak president blocks far-right nominee for environment minister.

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  • Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president
    Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaignersPoland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s laws.The new measures, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the crimina
     

Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners

Poland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills aimed at loosening a near-total ban on abortions, in what campaigners have described as a “small-scale step” ahead of protests calling on the government to fulfil its promises to overhaul the country’s laws.

The new measures, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s nationalist president, would remove some of the criminal penalties for those who help women to access abortion care and allow terminations in cases of foetal abnormalities.

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  • Donald Tusk says man accused of plotting to kill him detained
    Polish PM praises police for ‘swift and decisive action’ after threat against him and defence minister revealedThe Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Sunday that a man accused of plotting to assassinate him and his defence minister had been detained.“The man threatening an attack has been detained,” Tusk wrote on X, praising the police for their “swift and decisive action”. Continue reading...
     

Donald Tusk says man accused of plotting to kill him detained

11. Oktober 2026 um 17:01

Polish PM praises police for ‘swift and decisive action’ after threat against him and defence minister revealed

The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Sunday that a man accused of plotting to assassinate him and his defence minister had been detained.

“The man threatening an attack has been detained,” Tusk wrote on X, praising the police for their “swift and decisive action”.

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  • In Poland, compassion for Ukrainians has turned to contempt. The consequences could be dramatic | Mateusz Mazzini
    Warsaw failed to anticipate that refugees would build new lives and Kyiv would demand an equal place at the European tableOne of the unintended consequences of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine was that it gave Poland a rare slice of geopolitical stardom. When Russian tanks started their ultimately unsuccessful cavalcade towards the Ukrainian capital, ordinary Poles rushed to help millions of people fleeing the looming conflict. As Polish people opened their doors to civilians running from
     

In Poland, compassion for Ukrainians has turned to contempt. The consequences could be dramatic | Mateusz Mazzini

26. August 2026 um 05:00

Warsaw failed to anticipate that refugees would build new lives and Kyiv would demand an equal place at the European table

One of the unintended consequences of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine was that it gave Poland a rare slice of geopolitical stardom. When Russian tanks started their ultimately unsuccessful cavalcade towards the Ukrainian capital, ordinary Poles rushed to help millions of people fleeing the looming conflict. As Polish people opened their doors to civilians running from Russian bombs, even the then ruling populist Law and Justice party had to follow suit.

It seemed that Poland and Ukraine were bound for an iron-clad alliance, unprecedented in their shared history. Poland advocated for the Ukrainian cause in the west, with some success. Ukrainian leaders, in turn, praised Poles for their generosity and the government in Warsaw for contributing weapons and money to the war effort. Given that recent history between the two countries had been marked by accusations of second world war-era genocide, border shifts and postwar displacements of millions of people, it was a remarkable change.

Mateusz Mazzini is a Warsaw-based journalist writing on global affairs for Poland’s Gazeta Wyborcza and Polityka

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Demokratie in Europa: Die Schäden am System bleiben

Länder wie Ungarn und Polen zeigen: Man kann Autoritäre wieder loswerden. Doch nach der Abwahl von Demokratiegefährdern wird es erst richtig anstrengend.

Exklave Kaliningrad: So befestigen polnische und deutsche Soldaten die Grenze zu Russland

23. August 2026 um 10:16

Die Bundeswehr hilft polnischen Soldaten bei der Sicherung der Nato-Ostgrenze zu Russland – an einem Ort, an dem man viel über das polnisch-deutsche Verhältnis lernen kann.

Migration: Das Thema Einwanderung ist in Polen tabu

19. August 2026 um 11:19

Polens boomende Wirtschaft findet nicht genug einheimische Arbeitskräfte, Unternehmen hoffen auf mehr Migranten. Doch statt Zuwanderung zu organisieren, möchte die Tusk-Regierung das Land lieber abschotten.

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  • Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
    Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato countryA Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said.Donald Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack a US citizen on the territory of another Nato country. Continue reading...
     

Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM

13. August 2026 um 20:32

Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato country

A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said.

Donald Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack a US citizen on the territory of another Nato country.

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One Year in the Palace: How Nawrocki Made the Polish Presidency His Own

07. August 2026 um 13:16
In the 12 months since Karol Nawrocki took office, Law and Justice – the party that brought him to power – is tearing itself apart, while the president is emerging as the figure around whom Poland’s right wing could eventually regroup.

EU-Außengrenze im Osten: „Spanien muss unserem Beispiel folgen, wenn Schengen überleben soll“

05. August 2026 um 14:52

Polen hat vor einiger Zeit seinen Teil der EU-Außengrenze dichtgemacht, das Asylrecht ausgesetzt – und belehrt nach der Krise von Ceuta jetzt die Regierung in Madrid.

Polen: Wie die rechtspopulistische PiS-Partei zerbricht

02. August 2026 um 12:00

Ex-Premier Mateusz Morawiecki hat mit 40 Abgeordneten die einst mächtige Partei PiS verlassen. Nun steht Parteigründer Jarosław Kaczyński vor den Trümmern seines Lebenswerks. Wird er aufgeben?

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  • Mateusz Morawiecki: Plötzlich Rebell
    Der 58-Jährige kann sich in Polen der zweitlängsten Amtszeit als Ministerpräsident rühmen. Jetzt zertrümmert er die rechtsnationale PiS-Partei von Jarosław Kaczyński, der er seit 2016 angehörte. Offensichtlich hat er noch was vor.
     

Mateusz Morawiecki: Plötzlich Rebell

29. Juli 2026 um 10:38

Der 58-Jährige kann sich in Polen der zweitlängsten Amtszeit als Ministerpräsident rühmen. Jetzt zertrümmert er die rechtsnationale PiS-Partei von Jarosław Kaczyński, der er seit 2016 angehörte. Offensichtlich hat er noch was vor.

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  • Polen: Kaczyńskis Partei zerbricht
    Die mächtige rechtsnationale PiS-Partei zerfällt in verschiedene Lager. Jarosław Kaczyński kann sein Lebenswerk anscheinend nicht mehr zusammenhalten. Sein ewiger Gegner Donald Tusk hält sich mit Kommentaren noch zurück.
     

Law and Justice Suffers Split Ahead of Poland’s 2027 Election

24. Juli 2026 um 15:57
The biggest rupture on the Polish right in many years could sharply reduce PiS’s chances of returning to power in next year’s parliamentary election.

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