Donald Tusk: ‘We are in a pre-war era. I don’t exaggerate’
The Polish prime minister warns that Europe is at ‘the most critical moment since the end of the Second World War’ and must commit more to defense and protecting Ukraine
With an eye on Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine, Poland readies a new self-defense law
Defense minister said they were presenting the bill ‘in order to deter, not to frighten anyone, but we must be ready for every potential situation’
Germany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity
After the meeting of the so-called ‘Weimar Triangle’ of the three countries, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that ‘the Russian president should know that we won’t let up in our support for Ukraine’
Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP
President Andrzej Duda’s appeal came on the eve of a visit to the White House, where U.S. President Joe Biden will receive both him and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday
Poland sees its most violent protest yet by farmers and supporters against Ukraine imports, EU rules
Farmers on tractors blocked highways leading into Warsaw while thousands of their supporters gathered in front of the prime minister’s office before marching to the parliament
The European Union moves to end standoff with Poland over anti-EU policies and begins to release billions in funds
The move is an important reward for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has sought relentlessly since taking office in December to overturn measures enacted by the previous conservative government
Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports
Protesters want Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government to withdraw Poland from the Green Deal and to stop the import of agricultural imports from Ukraine
Trump’s comments on mutual defense pledge sound alarm bells in NATO
France has called on Europe to prepare for the Republican populist’s possible returns to the White House
Farmers block roads across France in protest at low wages and the burden of regulation
The demonstrations are part of a rising tide of anger among agricultural producers across the European Union. In Poland, farmers slow-drove their tractors through major cities
Poland’s prime minister visits Ukraine in the latest show of support for Kyiv against Russia
Ukraine’s allies have recently sought to reassure the country that they are committed to its long-term defense amid concerns that Western support could be sagging
Duda-Tusk clash pushes Poland closer to institutional crisis in first month of liberal government
The country’s president leads the ultraconservatives in blocking the reforms adopted by the new coalition
Poland’s president plans to pardon two politicians as tens of thousands hold anti-government protest
The demonstration was against the arrests Tuesday of the two senior party members who served in the previous conservative government
Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes office, ending 8 years of conservative rule
The new government aims to restore democratic norms eroded by Law and Justice and mend relations with foreign allies that were also strained
Donald Tusk, the politician who has halted Poland’s ultra-conservative drift
After seven years in Brussels, the new prime minister returns to the Polish Government with the mission of dismantling the illiberal system built by the national-populist Law and Justice party
Poland’s parliament elects centrist party leader Donald Tusk as prime minister
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, ending the rule of his national conservative party after eight years in power
Poland’s president swears in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days
Mateusz Morawiecki’s nationalist and conservative Law and Justice party lost its parliamentary majority and no other parties want to join its government
Poland begins to bury the era of the ultraconservative Law and Justice government
The liberal parties hold a majority in the newly-elected parliament. Incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has been given the task of forming a new government, but any attempt at extending his time in power seems doomed
The victory of the liberal bloc in Poland contains the advance of the far right in Europe
Brussels seems relieved about the electoral defeat of the ultra-conservative PiS and the prospect of a center-right coalition in Warsaw led by Donald Tusk
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances with a rally in Warsaw
The 66-year-old Tusk is a former Polish prime minister and former European Union leader who returned to Polish politics several years ago
Poland’s lawmakers approve government plan for divisive referendum on election day
One of the questions will ask voters whether they ‘support the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa under the forced relocation mechanism imposed by the European bureaucracy’
Polish government tries to mobilize deeply conservative voters with an anti-immigration referendum
The European Commission’s proposal for the distribution of refugees fuels the ultra-conservative Law and Justice party’s Eurosceptic discourse and calls to defend Polish sovereignty
Hundreds of thousands march in Poland anti-government protests to show support for democracy
Citizens travelled from across the country to voice their anger at officials who they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy