Relations with Ukraine and Germany are burdened by the past in ways that feed into domestic political disputes
Junior partner joins rightwing opposition to vote against a bill to decriminalise helping women terminate pregnancies
Rightwing president has blocked pro-EU prime minister’s nominees to diplomatic posts around the world
Agnieszka Holland’s movie follows a family marooned in harrowing conditions between Poland and Belarus
Majority of staff in the country are employed in the UK bank’s financial crime unit
Warsaw accuses Moscow of ‘ruthless hybrid war’ in driving migrants over the frontier into EU
Finland, Norway, Poland and Baltic states draw up proposal to prevent Moscow’s hybrid attacks
Donald Tusk accuses suspects of ‘beatings and arson’ in Poland and other EU states
Polish prime minister appoints Tomasz Siemoniak, an outspoken critic of Moscow, to run interior ministry
Tomasz Szmydt said he was persecuted by Warsaw, which in turn accused him of treachery
Plan to drop punitive procedure follows pro-EU Donald Tusk’s victory over nationalist right
Also in this newsletter: former executive of a scandal-embroiled Polish oil group is running for a seat in EU parliament
Orlen Trading Switzerland investigated for losses on trades and potential connections to Iran-backed group
Kyiv needs hundreds of thousands of more soldiers to fight Russia
Polish national accused of passing on information about key airport as part of plan to assassinate Ukrainian president
First cracks emerge within prime minister’s alliance as parliament debates reproductive rights
The government’s decision to ban it has fuelled a culture war
Solid performance of right-wing opposition shows tough road ahead for Polish prime minister
Viewers switch from state broadcaster TVP to conservative Republika as it mimics the US right-wing channel
Warsaw investigates ‘personal security clearance’ of Jarosław Gromadziński after his dismissal as commander of Eurocorps
Adam Glapiński insists he did not abuse his powers in bid to keep Law and Justice party in power
Julia Przyłębska is a powerful ally in former ruling party’s quest to thwart new prime minister’s reforms
Kyiv seeks to end dispute with Poland but urges bloc to ban Russian grain imports
Concerns about independence of central bank weigh on currency, as Warsaw’s relations with EU thaw
Ursula von der Leyen says Warsaw made ‘decisive’ steps to restore rule of law
