• Politics
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Science
  • Sport
  • History
  • Life
  • First Report
"I must have been inspired" Joseph Conrad
Security

Russian influence bill sign of 'coup d'etat' says Senate speaker

"This is the beginning of a creeping coup d'etat and a move which undermines the foundations of a democratic Poland," Tomasz Grodzki wrote on social media after the president had announced his decision. Marcin Obara/PAP

The speaker of the Senate, the upper house of the Polish parliament, has slammed the president's decision to sign into law a bill on creating a commission to investigate alleged Russian influence on Poland, calling it the start of a “creeping coup d’etat."

Polish president signs Russian influence commission law

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has signed into law legislation setting up a commission that will investigate alleged Russian influence on Poland's internal security in 2007-2022.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Poland's EU presidency to focus on tightening cooperation with US, Duda says

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, said on Monday, marking the 19th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, that strengthening cooperation with the United States will be the priority of the Polish presidency in the bloc.

Russia uses migrants to attack West says security official

Russia intentionally uses migrants to weaken Western countries through stimulated migration, a senior Polish security official has said.

Most Poles believe Ukraine war is threat to their security - poll

More than three out of four Poles feel that the war in Ukraine threatens their security, a new survey has found.

Poland's security depends on Ukraine's defensive capabilities, says Duda

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said that Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia is a condition and guarantee of Poland's security.

B9 summit to address security in Central-East Europe

A meeting of foreign ministers from the Bucharest Nine (B9) will focus on security in Central and Eastern Europe, a presidential advisor said on Thursday morning.

Poland joins regional peers in Big Tech disinformation plea

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, and the heads of government of several other Central and Eastern European countries have written an open letter to the leaders of global Big Tech companies urging them to step up the fight against disinformation.

Security chief says detained spies had not acted for long

Nine people detained by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) on suspicion of spying for Russia had not been operating for long in the country, the government commissioner for information security told PAP on Monday.

  • 1
  • 2
  • ...
  • 13
  • >

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
Culture | History | Life

Family finds long-lost 19th century masterpiece hanging on their wall

Last seen in public in 1890, the painting by Józef Chełmoński titled Summer Evening had been missing for 133 years, leaving art historians, museum curators, and private collectors believing it had been lost forever.

The first report:

  • Unemployment falls to 5.1 percent in May show ministry figures
  • Parliament should pass annex to Russia influence law says presidential aid
  • Warsaw mayor opposes night-time alcohol sale ban
  • Germany to pay reparations if ruling party wins election says deputy FM
  • CJEU ruling 'violation' of EU treaty says justice minister

Exclusive

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.

The Debrief
Daddy cool: from corporate consultant to kids’ author…
Webber's World
‘One of Kraków’s greatest glories is a dog statue’, says Webber’s World
  • Cookie policy
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy Policy

This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.

Accept
Learn more