- Jun 20
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka becomes first woman deputy defence minister in Poland, tasked with overseeing SAFE programme and arms exports
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, the government plenipotentiary for the EU’s SAFE instrument, was named secretary of state in the Ministry of National Defence on Friday, becoming the first woman to hold a deputy minister post in the ministry’s history.
- Jun 14
Poland gives Ukraine 'short time' to reverse military unit naming before decision on revoking Zelenskyy's highest order
Poland's president is holding off on stripping Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, giving Kyiv a short deadline to undo a military unit naming that honoured wartime UPA fighters, aides said Sunday.
- May 29
Poland's artist pension bill ignites culture war: 'Polish peasant' slurs, a minister on the ropes, and a 4.4 billion złoty fight
A government plan to subsidize social security for artists has triggered a furious backlash, pitting the ruling coalition against the right-wing opposition and sparking a debate over elitism, public finances, and the value of culture.
