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Poland’s government has announced plans to remove over 50 ambassadors appointed under the former PiS administration

That has prompted a negative response from PiS-aligned President Andrzej Duda, who is responsible for appointing and dismissing ambassadors

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/14/polish-government-clashes-with-president-over-recall-of-50-ambassadors/

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Warsaw will spend 117 million zloty (€27 million) on improving its emergency preparedness, including developing a system of shelters.

The war in Ukraine has emphasised the need to "be prepared for every eventuality", says mayor Rafał Trzaskowski

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/13/warsaw-to-spend-e27-million-on-emergency-readiness-including-shelters/

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President
@AndrzejDuda
and Prime Minister
@donaldtusk
have jointly visited the White House for a meeting with
@JoeBiden
to mark the 25th anniversary of Poland joining NATO.

The talks focused on security, in particular support for Ukraine

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/12/polish-president-and-pm-visit-white-house-to-mark-25-years-of-poland-in-nato/

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The zloty strengthened to 4.28 zloty per euro for the first time since February 2020 on Monday, boosted by optimism over the unblocking of EU funds for Poland and fading expectations of interest rate cuts later in the year

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/12/zloty-returns-to-pre-pandemic-exchange-rate-against-euro-after-eu-funds-unlocked/

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"PiS faces its most serious crisis for many years and every scenario is possible, including the party imploding and not surviving," writes Aleks Szczerbiak.

"The situation could come to a head [after] anticipated local and European election defeats"

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/11/how-deep-is-the-crisis-in-polands-law-and-justice-party/

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Accusations that President Duda's recent state visit to East Africa was a “holiday” are unfair.

But it is true that Poland has lacked a coherent and consistent strategy on building ties with the continent.

Duda's trip was a chance to start changing that

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/08/presidential-visit-visit-highlights-failings-and-opportunities-in-polands-relations-with-africa/

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Poland’s parliament has, in a near-unanimous vote, passed a resolution calling on the EU to sanction Russian agricultural imports, to protect domestic markets from “excessive” Ukrainian imports, and to withdraw “unreasonable and costly” climate policies

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/08/polish-parliament-calls-for-eu-sanctions-on-russian-agricultural-imports/

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Poland says it has persuaded the @EU_Commission to amend its road transport agreement with Ukraine, which led to border blockades by Polish truckers last year.

The commission says it will introduce "safeguards" to avoid "major disturbances" of EU markets

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/06/poland-claims-success-in-eu-agreement-to-revise-road-transport-deal-with-ukraine/

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Farmers have started fires outside Prime Minister
@donaldtusk
's office amid outbreaks of disorder during their latest protest in Warsaw.

Some demonstrators clashed with police while others have thrown fireworks at officers

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/06/protesting-farmers-clash-with-police-in-warsaw/

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Poland says it will "fight to be exempted" from the relocation system for asylum seekers under the EU's migration pact

It argues Poland has a “unique” situation due to the migration crisis on its border with Belarus and its reception of Ukrainian refugees

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/05/poland-to-fight-for-exemption-from-eus-migrant-relocation-plans/

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Around 20,000 troops from nine countries are taking part in NATO's exercises in Poland as part of .

They are testing the alliance’s deterrence and defence capabilities, including around the Suwałki Gap, a strategic chokepoint

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/05/twenty-thousand-nato-troops-join-dragon-24-exercises-in-poland/

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The amount of grain imported by Poland from Russia last year doubled while the quantity from Ukraine fell by half.

However, Russian grain still constituted a small fraction - around 1.3% - of the amount imported from Ukraine

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/04/how-much-grain-is-poland-importing-from-ukraine-and-russia/

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Poland has signed a $2.5bn deal with the US for an advanced air defence system.

Once implemented, Poland will be the first country other than the US itself to use the system

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/01/poland-signs-2-5bn-deal-with-us-for-air-defence-system/

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Mateusz Morawiecki, who led the former PiS government that oversaw the introduction of Poland’s near-total abortion ban, now says he and “many party colleagues” would vote in favour of a proposal by one of the country’s new ruling groups to end that ban

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/29/ex-pm-says-he-and-many-pis-colleagues-favour-overturning-abortion-ban-introduced-under-their-rule/

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Polish diplomats have told a commission investigating alleged corruption in the visa system under the former PiS government that the foreign ministry pressured them to issue visas.

Another witness reportedly admitted to involvement in such corruption

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/28/polish-diplomats-say-they-were-pressured-to-issue-visas-to-indians-under-former-government/

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Thousands of Polish farmers have marched in Warsaw against EU climate policies and Ukrainian imports in the largest demonstration so far during their ongoing protests.

"Without us you will be hungry, naked and sober," read a banner

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/27/thousands-of-farmers-protest-in-warsaw-against-eu-climate-policies-and-ukrainian-imports/

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The EU will unblock €137bn in funds it froze over rule-of-law concerns under the former PiS government, announced @vonderleyen on a visit to Warsaw.

She praised the steps taken by @donaldtusk's new government to restore the independence of the judiciary

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/23/brussels-to-unlock-polands-e137-billion-of-frozen-eu-funds-announces-von-der-leyen-in-warsaw/

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Six Polish opposition MPs have been punished for clashing with guards as they tried to help two party colleagues who lost their parliamentary seats after receiving criminal convictions to return to the chamber

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/22/six-polish-opposition-mps-punished-for-clash-with-parliamentary-guards/

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Polish farmers' protests may be "influenced by Russian agents", says Poland's foreign ministry after a tractor displayed a banner saying "Putin, sort out Ukraine, Brussels and our government"

Another suggested kicking "ungrateful" Ukrainians out of Poland

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/22/polish-farmers-protests-possibly-influenced-by-russian-agents-says-foreign-ministry-after-pro-putin-banner/

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The Polish government has approved changes to KRS, the body responsible for nominating judges, placed under greater political control by PiS.

"This solution will make KRS independent of the legislative branch," the justice ministry said

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/21/polish-government-approves-changes-to-remove-political-influence-over-judicial-council/

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Protests by Polish farmers against Ukrainian imports are "about politics, not grain" and show "an erosion of solidarity" with Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, says
@ZelenskyyUa
.

Farmers are today again blocking roads and border crossings

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/20/zelensky-condemns-polish-farmers-protest-as-erosion-of-solidarity/

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A joint NATO-Ukrainian centre for analysis, training and education - the first of its kind - will be established in Poland.

It will be tasked with compiling “lessons learned from the war in Ukraine” as well as providing continued support to Kyiv

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/16/poland-to-host-centre-for-cooperation-between-nato-and-ukraine/

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The Catholic church in Poland has opposed the new government's plans to reorganise religious classes, including the reduction of hours taught per week.

It says access to such classes in public schools is a "human right"

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/14/catholic-church-in-poland-opposes-reducing-number-of-religion-classes-in-schools/

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Poland's EU agriculture commissioner has faced calls to step down from both Polish and European leaders as protests by farmers across the continent intensify

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/13/polish-and-european-politicians-call-for-eu-commissioner-to-step-down-amid-farmers-protests/

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The “brutal truth” is that the “survival of Western civilisation” depends on preventing “uncontrolled migration”, says Polish Prime Minister @donaldtusk.

"We [must] wake up and understand that we have to protect our borders...[or] our world will collapse"

https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/12/survival-of-western-civilisation-depends-on-stopping-uncontrolled-migration-says-polish-pm-tusk/

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