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Opposition wants stronger local governments

The pact calls for providing local governments with stable funding, setting up a fund for small municipalities, democratic and subsidised education, well-organised and subsidised health care and green local government. Leszek Szymański/PAP

Poland's main opposition parties have signed a pact to defend local governments from centralisation.

Opposition leader calls for separation of church and state

Donald Tusk, the leader of Poland's main opposition party, Civic Platform (PO), has said there has to be a separation of Church and state.

Opposition leader accuses gov't ally of blocking EU funds for Poland

Donald Tusk, leader of the main opposition party Civic Platform (PO), has accused Zbigniew Ziobro, the justice minister, of obstructing a compromise with the European Union over the block's recovery money that Poland has been awaiting for a year now.

Opposition party suggests solutions for rising inflation

Donald Tusk, leader of Poland's main opposition party Civic Platform (PO), has suggested a package of solutions to help society weather rising prices, interest rate increases and shrinking savings.

Ruling party senators fail to recall opposition speaker

Tomasz Grodzki, the speaker of the Senate who represents the main opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), retained his post on Tuesday after ruling party senators failed to secure a majority to dismiss him.

Polish PM tells Tusk to quit EPP leadership

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has called on Donald Tusk, the leader of the European People's Party (EPP), to step down over the EPP's "erroneous" policy towards Russia.

Ruling coalition still leads in latest poll but support drops

Poland's governing United Right coalition would place first if elections were held now but its support has recently shrunk, the latest Pollster survey for the Super Express tabloid shows.

Tusk says governing party blocking EU funds due Poland

Donald Tusk, the leader of the European People's Party (EPP) and of Poland's main opposition party, Civic Platform, has attributed Poland’s failure to secure EU pandemic recovery funds to the actions of top politicians from the ruling Law and Justice party.

Tusk calls for European unity in tackling Poland-Belarus border tensions

Donald Tusk, the leader of the European People's Party (EPP) and of Poland's main opposition party Civic Platform, has appealed to European leaders to put differences aside in the face of the crisis on the EU's external borders.

Nationwide protests after death of pregnant woman

On Saturday afternoon a protest under the slogan "Not a single one more" set out from the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw after the death of a 30-year-old woman due to pregnancy complications.

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