Poland

Explore our coverage of Poland’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


United States

Przekrój, an iconic Polish magazine, relaunches in America

It shows the surprising resilience of European diasporas

Europe

Beyond France, the European elections will deliver more of the same

Outside France and Germany, the centre has largely held

1843 magazine | The Polish president’s last stand against liberalism

Andrzej Duda is waging a rearguard action to obstruct Donald Tusk’s reforms

Europe

Donald Tusk mulls which of the previous government’s plans to axe

The Polish populists’ projects were often preposterous, but not always

Europe

Poles and Ukrainians are at loggerheads. That’s good news for Putin

Farm exports and freight are the problems

Europe

France, Germany and Poland try to patch differences over Ukraine

Their leaders disagree on what and how much they will send to help

Europe

Why France has made abortion a constitutional right

Lessons from America and Poland

Podcast The Intelligence

Donald Tusk’s uphill battle to restore the rule of law in Poland

Also on the daily podcast: a new satellite for aerosols and the ‘motherhood penalty’

Europe

France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe

“Portal Kombat” also targets Germany and Poland

Leaders

Donald Tusk tries to restore Poland’s rule of law

Repairing the damage done by the last government will take grit and patience

Europe

Poland is trying to restore the rule of law without violating it

Donald Tusk seeks to undo a hard-right party’s capture of the state

The Economist explains

What on earth is happening in Poland?

The new government is aggressively undoing years of illiberal rule. The upshot is a constitutional mess

Europe

Donald Tusk must undo years of populist subversion in Poland

The prime minister has a tough job restoring democracy and judicial independence

Europe

Beefing up Poland’s armed forces

The incoming government is set to create the biggest army in Europe

Podcast Editor’s Picks

What’s at stake in the Israel-Gaza conflict, Poland’s push back against populism and why bedbugs are resurging

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Graphic detail

Imperial borders still shape politics in Poland

Support for political parties today closely tracks old frontiers

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