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Eurosceptic coalition party describes EU grants as "hyper-lie"

On Thursday, two Solidary Poland MPs, Michał Wójcik, a minister in the Prime Minister's Office and SP deputy leader, and Janusz Kowalski, a deputy agriculture minister, raised the costs of the KPO at a press conference. Piotr Nowak/PAP

Politicians of Solidary Poland (SP), a junior member of the country's ruling United Right Coalition, have said describing EUR 23 billion in post-pandemic EU recovery funding as a free gift is "the hyper-lie of the 21st century."

Junior coalition party demands investment in coal mining

Solidary Poland, a Eurosceptic ally of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, has demanded that the government invest more in hard coal mines.

Fascinating now-and-then photomontages show war-torn Warsaw of 1944 Uprising juxtaposed with today’s vibrant capital

Using a mobile app to calculate the exact time a picture was originally shot, the complex process involved Marcin Dziedzic having to account for weather, light and angles before being able to successfully overlap the parallel worlds of then and now.

Justice minister downplays spyware hacking allegations

The Polish justice minister has dismissed allegations that Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used to hack the phones of opposition figures, calling them a “storm in a tea cup.”

Junior coalition party warns Recovery Plan may threaten sovereignty

Solidary Poland, a junior member of the ruling United Right coalition, warned on Tuesday that launching the plan needed to access the EU's Recovery Fund, may threaten Poland's sovereignty in the future.

Same-sex unions should not be recognised in Poland - minister

A government minister has said EU pressure on countries to recognise sex-sex marriages should be rebuffed, adding that such unions “destroy our values”.

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Warsaw-designed luxury home named one of the world’s most beautiful in architectural ‘Oscars’ award

Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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