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The winner of Poland's presidential election @NawrockiKn had 1,500+ votes wrongly attributed to him, a review by the national prosecutor’s office of 250 polling stations has found. Prosecutors say the difference is too small to affect the final result. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/25/pol…

Poland has withdrawn from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. "In view of the threats on NATO's eastern flank, we must have all the tools necessary to defend our borders," said the country's defence minister. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/25/pol…

Poland has secured an additional $4 billion loan guarantee from the US to support the modernisation of its armed forces. Washington has now provided Warsaw with over $15 billion in such loans within the last two years. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/25/pol…

Intel has announced that it will “no longer move forward” with its previously planned new plant in Poland. The decision comes after the US tech giant yesterday published its quarterly financial reports, which point to a net loss of $2.9 billion. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/25/int…

Defeat in Poland's presidential election has scuppered the Tusk government's plans to reset its reform agenda But the coalition is likely to survive until the 2027 parliamentary elections, albeit considerably weakened and divided, writes @AleksSzczerbiak notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/24/wha…

Far-right leader Grzegorz Braun has been indicted on seven counts, including for an incident in which he extinguished Hanukkah candles in Poland's parliament. The case will now go to trial and, if found guilty, Braun could face years in prison. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/24/pol…

President Duda has signed into law a bill that will indefinitely protect "strategic companies" in Poland from takeovers by foreign entities. According to the development ministry, the unstable international situation necessitates such investment controls notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/23/pol…

Work on the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal for Poland has begun in South Korea. The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) is expected to become operational in 2028 and supply one third of Poland’s annual gas demand. notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/23/sou…

PM @donaldtusk has announced a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle following last month’s presidential election defeat. Among the changes are the dismissal of the justice and interior ministers and the creation of new economy and energy "super-ministries". notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/23/tus…