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Over 47 pct say Tusk as PM bad for Poles

Tusk as a threat to living conditions was indicated by 99 percent of voters for Poland's current ruling party Law and Justice (PiS). Przemysław Piątkowski/PAP

Over 47 percent of Poles believe living conditions in Poland would deteriorate under a government led by current opposition leader Donald Tusk, a United Surveys poll has shown.

Ruling coalition maintains lead in poll

Poland's ruling United Right coalition would win a parliamentary election with 32.0 percent of the vote, a new survey by the CBOS pollster has shown.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Ruling party counts on opposition's vote for changes to Supreme Court law

The governing party Law and Justice (PiS) is hoping the opposition backs a bill amending the law on the Supreme Court that could unlock Poland's access to billions of euros in EU funding frozen for months due to rule-of-law concerns, the party's spokesperson has said.

Opposition calls for dismissal of PKN Orlen CEO

Poland's opposition are calling for the dismissal of Daniel Obajtek as CEO of the country's biggest fuels firm, PKN Orlen.

Gov't says national recovery plan will go through with opposition votes

Even if the governing coalition's small ally, Solidary Poland votes against Poland's national plan (KPO) to gain access to billions of euros in post-pandemic EU funding it will be passed in the parliament with the opposition votes, a government spokesperson said.

Poland supports free, independent Belarus says president

Andrzej Duda, the president, has said that Poland wants to have a frontier with a free and independent Belarus, and not with an occupied territory.

'Radicals' in gov't allied with opposition against EU funding, PM warns

Poland’s prime minister has claimed “radicals” within the governing coalition are trying to team up with the opposition to prevent Poland getting access to an EU pandemic-recovery fund.

Kaczyński accuses EU of using funds to force gov't change

Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland's ruling party, has accused the European Union of withholding money from a post-pandemic recovery fund to promote Polish opposition parties and improve their chances of ousting the government.

Most Poles endorse support for Russian opposition reveals survey

Poles are in favour of support for members of the Russian opposition and believe they should be allowed to stay in Poland, according to a new poll.

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‘Hardest mission ever!’ Polish search and rescue team head to Turkey as earthquake death toll mounts

A 76-strong team has set off to help in the rescue effort following the massive earthquake that hit the country on Monday morning as the teams head says: “The mission... will be one of the hardest we've been on so far."

The first report:

  • Proposed wind turbine law fulfils EU milestone, says minister
  • Poland could see EU fund delays says S&P in CEE report
  • No Poles reported hurt in Turkey earthquake, says MFA
  • Patriot training a warning to aggressors says minister
  • Polish rescuers on the ground in Turkey

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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