
Polish Ex-Minister Hits Back at Hungarian Opposition Leader
Rejecting claims of criminal wrongdoing, Poland’s former Minister of Justice called the charges a politically motivated attack by the leftist government in Warsaw.

Rejecting claims of criminal wrongdoing, Poland’s former Minister of Justice called the charges a politically motivated attack by the leftist government in Warsaw.

The language has changed, the uniforms have changed, but the underlying assumption—that sovereignty is a problem to be managed, not a right to be exercised—remains the same.

The conflict pits an older social-paternalist national conservatism against a younger, libertarian-nationalist, anti-system Right.

After offering firms convenient ways to recruit from the Balkans and the Caucasus, Warsaw is now reducing opportunities—but just for a single nationality.

Rapid gains in living standards had aligned with prudent long-term public spending, but conditions have worsened since 2023.

UPDATE: Donald Tusk vowed to bring to justice those responsible for this weekend’s explosion on the railway line leading to the Ukrainian border—“regardless of who their supporters are.”

In an act of defiance, the Polish president has refused to approve 46 judicial nominations.

Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus stand to benefit most from Brussels’ new migrant redistribution scheme.

Zbigniew Ziobro: “I will not allow anyone to silence me or deprive me of my right to defence.”

The case, labelled “Tusk’s revenge” by the MP, will be voted on by members of parliament on Friday afternoon.