News / Legal opposition threatened by Poland's regime [19]


Not only, as well you know. The rule of law helps, and where security has genuinely been breached (as in this case where private conversations government ministers were secretly recorded) no journalists' so-called 'trade secrets' apply.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


This is true. A lot will depend on the political landscape over the next year, especially in other EU countries.

News / Legal opposition threatened by Poland's regime [19]

Sources can be and often are divulged.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

There's a chance. Under the law governing referendums, it can be repeated if the margin is less than a specific amount. That may happen - time will tell and it's still very very early days.

UK, Ireland / How might Britain`s withdrawal from EU affect Poles there and here? [474]

I think we will have a very very stormy few months.

News / Legal opposition threatened by Poland's regime [19]


Yes, they were illegally bugging politicians in a restaurant.


That's news to me

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]


Indeed. Her decision to continue with a pregnancy or not.

News / Legal opposition threatened by Poland's regime [19]


The zooms predated Premier Tusk...


Damn right, they were illegally bugging politicians.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]

The women who oppose the proposed legislation are not a threat to anyone. Quite the opposite even.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]


One can not, unless appraised of all the facts.

Rather than mythology and demeaning women.

News / Legal opposition threatened by Poland's regime [19]

Their analysis in this matter is spot on and reflected by many other comnentators.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]

'brainless twats'

As someone once said, "judge not lest you be judged".

And unfair to judge a woman (or anyone) by standards that are not theirs.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

They wouldn't throw anyone out - who would replace them in their jobs? Anyway, it's EU remain/withdrawal that people are voting for, rather than a UKIP/BNP government.

In the EU as a whole, freedom of movement is one of the cornerstones along with freedom of capital, services and labour.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]

Your particular take on people's ethics and lifestyle impacts on a woman's right to choose exactly how?

Sounds like blaming a woman.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Very wise, however demographically most of the demographic you call 'scroungers' are according to the polls more likely to vote leave.

The flooding is fortunately in areas that tend towards the UKippers; this should help counteract the Glastonbury effect.

And the British living in Poland tend towards remain.

News / Poland's Sejm passes anti-terrorist act; opposition negate [86]


Quite. Trying to suppress lawful demonstrations.


I doubt most were aware of the issue.


Rightly so.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


They do. What JohnnyReb calls "low information voters" pose a danger of this closely divided vote going the wrong way and having long-term repercussions for everyone.

However as it stands, it looks like sanity will prevail though it will be close. Could go either way.

Back on topic please

News / Poland's Sejm passes anti-terrorist act; opposition negate [86]


Opinion polls currently suggest they won't get one, unless as part of a coalition.

I do suspect that either they'll misuse it or will be accused of misusing it sometime before their term ends.


Indeed this is true. Worthwhile pointing out that PiS have something of a history of suppressing and trying to suppress them, especially in the capital.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]

I notice the demand for terminations has soared in some countries due to Zika.

If it comes here we'll doubtless see the same.

News / Poland's Sejm passes anti-terrorist act; opposition negate [86]

It's signed into law today, basically giving them the right to ban public assemblies they disagree with.

Interesting to see how the law is used over time..,

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


Perhaps you'd like to tell us precisely how referring to an elderly person as elderly or a first-time voter as a first-time voter 'stigmatising' anyone?

Now calling people 'sluts', 'perverts', 'morons' - well that would be 'stigmatising' someone, wouldn't it, Po.

Don't be mischievous.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]


That, as well as 'herodbaba' is an awful term.

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]


What is a 'femi-fascist fanatic'?

And how does that term relate to a woman who aspires to more than being told by men how they can use their own bodies?

News / Poland marching for life and family [132]


Or perhaps just ordinary women.

Genealogy / Miesojed, Marchiel, Kopanski from Krugło and Pięciowłoki - any cousins left that my grandmother had in Poland? [5]


This is the question.

Remember they may not have survived the war; given their dates of birth, that's a strong possibility.

News / Poland's Sejm passes anti-terrorist act; opposition negate [86]


That's pretty well spot on; so far they have done nothing good and are currently treading water to try and avoid total failure. PiS as a party are entirely self-seeking; they don't care if Poland as a whole fails, their leadership only care that the tiny footnote in history that they as families will get isn't abjectly shameful.

Roman Giertych's sort of uncle and the way that family respond to being related to him, Stefan Żeromski, is a case in point.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


Some certainly would, but they're a minority and like in the UK, all major political parties are pro-EU.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


According to surveys conducted among people who prove they live elsewhere in the EU but still have a vote in this non-binding referendum, most are voting to remain.


Typical Le Figaro readers' Anglophobia. Apart from extremists like the awful La Pen person, the general view in France is pro-EU and pro-Britain.

A lot of Brits live in France as immigrants and a lot of French live in Britain as immigrants. Relations are usually excellent.

Law / Temporary residence and work permit in Poland check [15]


EU or non-EU?

Life / In Poland, are women and girls obligated to wear head scarves in church? [36]


This is true, but fashion is fashion and nowadays women (even in Saudi) sometimes get around the issue by buying ones that are a bit more shapely and flattering.


International Women's Day is quite big in most of the countries that had communist governments. People, even devout catholics, celebrate it now. People here like it.