Law and Justice Party (Poland)

Mohammed tops baby name charts across Europe, highlighting demographic shift The sharpest rise was in England and Wales, where nearly 3% of all newborns were named Mohammed, followed by Belgium, where babies named [Mohammed] make up 1%

August 24, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Ynet) There is a dramatic rise in the name “Mohammed” and its variations across Europe, the Daily Mail said in a report, underscoring demographic changes linked to immigration. According to the report, over the past 25 years, the number of babies given […]

Polish MEP faces three years in prison for liking a tweet The ECR co-chair could be stripped of his parliamentary immunity for 'inciting hatred against Muslims' after he clicked ‘like’ on a video depicting scenes of migrant violence.

February 12, 2025 Tamás Orbán

(European Conservative) Patryk Jaki MEP (Law and Justice; PiS) is beginning his “special trial” in Poland, after “liking” a Twitter post back in 2018 that showcased real security footage of migrant criminals. Polish prosecutors requested a three-year prison sentence for this “hate […]

Controversy after Polish soldiers charged for firing warning shots at migrants crossing Belarus border

June 6, 2024 Daniel Tilles

(Notes from Poland) Politicians from both the government and opposition have reacted angrily after news emerged that three soldiers were detained by military police for firing warning shots at a group of migrants trying to force their way across the border from […]

As election nears, Polish PM warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among migrants

October 12, 2023 Alan Charlish

(Reuters) Islamic militants will be among migrants heading for Europe as a result of the conflict in Israel, Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday, as his governing party burnishes its anti-immigrant credentials in the run-up to a national election. The nationalist Law […]

EU must close borders in face of ‘migrant surge,’ says Poland’s ruling PiS party

September 19, 2023 Pawel Florkiewicz

(Reuters) The European Union should deal with a surge in migrants by sealing its borders and rejecting any idea of relocating them within the bloc, Poland’s ruling party said on Tuesday as it takes a tough stance on migration before an election. […]

EU elections: Le Pen’s niece to run new far-right list against immigration and ‘Islamisation’

September 7, 2023 Davide Basso

(Euractiv) A new far-right list will contest the 2024 European elections in France, led by former MP Marion Maréchal, under the colours of Éric Zemmour’s party, Reconquête!. “We are going to make the European elections on 9 June [2024] a referendum on […]

Poland’s government wants to ask voters loaded questions on border security as part of election

August 14, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AP) Poland’s government said Monday it wants to ask voters whether they want dismantled a recently-built border wall that blocks unauthorized migration from Belarus. The loaded question is one of four the right-wing ruling party wants to ask in a referendum it […]

Polish government plans referendum asking if voters want ‘thousands of illegal immigrants’

August 13, 2023 Vanessa Gera

(AP) Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa” as part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister said Sunday, as his conservative party […]

Poland’s lawmakers open the way for a national referendum on whether to take in more migrants

July 7, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AP) Poland’s lawmakers on Friday approved law amendments that open the way for a national referendum on accepting migrants to be held in conjunction with the country’s general election, which is expected this fall. Poland’s conservative government has vetoed the European Union’s […]

The leaders of Italy and Poland say European Union should focus on stopping migration

July 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AP) The European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of trying to persuade the 27 member nations to share responsibility for people who arrive without authorization, the prime ministers of Italy and Poland said Wednesday. Italy’s right-wing leader, […]

Poland, Hungary block mention of migration in EU leaders’ statement

June 30, 2023 Jan Strupczewski

(Reuters) Poland and Hungary refused on Friday to sign up to conclusions of a European Union summit over two paragraphs on migration, a move diplomat[s] said aimed to demonstrate their anger over being outvoted earlier this month on new migration rules. The […]

Polish PM to oppose migration deal at EU summit

June 29, 2023 Alan Charlish, Pawel Florkiewicz and Marek Strzelecki

(Reuters) Poland will demand the reform of the European Union’s border agency Frontex and more funds for dealing with migrants, the prime minister said on Thursday, as he prepared to oppose a migration deal at an EU summit in Brussels. Under the […]

Polish troops, barbed wire reinforcing border with Belarus

August 18, 2021 Vanessa Gera

(AP) Poland has deployed hundreds of troops and is laying barbed wire along its border with Belarus to stop the arrival of migrants seeking to enter the country, officials said Wednesday. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said more than 900 Polish troops were […]

Polish parliament votes to ban $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export

September 18, 2020 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) Poland has moved a step closer to terminating its $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export — one day after a parliamentary committee had removed language about a ban in an animal rights bill. On Thursday night, the […]

Polish parliament drops bill’s proposal to ban export of kosher and halal meat

September 17, 2020 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) A ban on the for-export production of kosher and halal meat in Poland is off the table for the parliament there. An amendment to the draft of the Law on Animal Protection introduced Thursday by the agriculture committee omits the ban […]

Polish parliament expected to debate bill on ending export of kosher and halal meat

September 8, 2020 Katarzyna Markusz

(JTA) Poland’s ruling party said Tuesday that it will introduce a bill to make kosher and halal meat permissible for Poles but not for export. “This is an act that will be supported by all good people in Poland. I am convinced […]

Polish border guards detain 34 people from Middle East found in a lorry

August 8, 2020 Alicja Ptak and Marcin Goclowski

(Reuters) Polish border guards have detained 34 people from the Middle East, including four women and four children, who were traveling in a trailer of the lorry that came from Turkey via Slovakia, authorities said on Saturday. They were detained on Friday […]