Today’s news round-up in Poland
Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.
Rp.pl – Poland's concept electric vehicle Izera may never meet market demand as delays in the construction of the vehicle production facility may make the project outdated when the car is released on the market, the newspaper Rzeczpospolita wrote, quoting a critical report by the Supreme Audit Office (NIK). According to NIK, the government's oversight of the project has not been competent.
Wyborcza.pl – Kinga Gajewska, an opposition MP who brought a loudspeaker to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's election rally on Tuesday in an attempt to inform the crowd about the cash-for-visa scandal at the Foreign Ministry, was detained by police despite holding immunity as a member of parliament, the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza wrote. Gajewska was taken to a police van by force, but was later released.
TVPInfo.pl – Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, lashed out against "The Green Border", the latest movie by Poland's acclaimed film director Agnieszka Holland which depicts the plight of migrants at the Polish-Belarusian border, the state-owned channel TVP Info reported. Morawiecki said the movie sets the stage for the dismantling of the recently-erected barrier at the border and slanders the Polish Border Guard.
TVN24.pl – The Swiss-Swedish engineering and technology conglomerate ABB has announced plans to phase out production at its plant in Kłodzko, southern Poland, by the end of the year, the news channel TVN24 reported. In 2021, the headcount at the factory was 600 people.
