Jul 27 Poles split over government’s plan to exit domestic violence treaty By Associated Press Poles are bitterly divided over steps being taken by the right-wing government to exit the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty against domestic violence, claiming it promotes gender “ideology” and links violence to religion. Continue reading
Jul 15 Poland’s LGBTQ community feels fear and anger after election By Vanessa Gera, Dorothee Thiesing, Associated Press President Andrzej Duda won re-election in a divisive campaign that cast LGBT activists' movement for equal rights as a dangerous “ideology” that threatens families in the deeply Roman Catholic country. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: More than 200 colleges join lawsuit over foreign student visas In our news wrap Monday, more than 200 universities have announced their support of a lawsuit against pandemic restrictions on international students. The schools object to the Trump administration's plan to deny visas to students not taking at least one… Continue watching
Jul 13 Polish president wins second term after bitter campaign By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The close race followed a bitter campaign between Duda and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski that was dominated by cultural issues. Continue reading
Jul 12 Poland’s momentous presidential runoff too close to call By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press An exit poll for Poland’s presidential runoff Sunday showed a race that is too close to call between the conservative, populist incumbent and the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw — a battle that reflected the deep divisions in this European… Continue reading
Jun 29 Polish president attacks LGBTQ rights as he heads to runoff By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press His immediate return on Monday to commenting on LGBTQ rights is an indication that he is seizing on themes that could help him with right-wing voters, and not those in the center. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:22 Trump pushes plan to reduce forces in Germany despite bipartisan opposition By Nick Schifrin President Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House Wednesday -- the first time he has hosted a foreign leader since the pandemic began. Trump reiterated his administration’s plan to base 2,000 American troops in Poland after… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: Polish president meets with Trump amid reelection bid By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Duda could get an election boost from a meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump at the White House, an invitation so close to Sunday's vote that some view it as election interference by the U.S. leader. Continue reading
Jun 19 Poland says Putin falsifies history to weaken Western allies By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The Polish government says that Russian President Vladmir Putin is manipulating World War II-era history in a way that whitewashes Soviet crimes and accuses him of doing it as part of an “information war” against the West. Continue reading
May 25 Poland’s president appoints new head of embattled Supreme Court By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday appointed a judge backed by the right-wing ruling party to be the new head of the Supreme Court, marking apparent victory in years of government efforts to take control of the court. Continue reading