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Luxemburg Business Register case. End of investigations or cardboard monster?

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Black clouds hang over the effective work done by investigative journalists. The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the EU imposed a serious risk of closure of access to information about beneficial owners – writes Krzysztof Izdebski from Open Spending EU Coalition

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06.12.2022

The victory of far-right fundamentalism in Poland

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Protest in Warsaw, October 23, 2020 photo: VSquare

The Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to ban abortion in cases of foetal defects resulted in a wave of pro-women’s rights protests in Warsaw and other cities.

Anna Gielewska

24.10.2020

Coronavirus offers an opportunity for a power grab

Covid19, democracy, law

Lenka Matoušková

 In the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland people are beginning to worry that the COVID-19 pandemic may be used as a pretext to establish a dictatorship

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13.04.2020

Big Brother in times of plague

Covid19, human rights, law

Lenka Matoušková

To effectively fight the coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland are introducing various smartphone apps that promise to increase the safety of citizens and eventually loosen lockdown measures. But in practice, enforcing this kind of digital leash raises many privacy and data security concerns. Story by: Konrad Szczygieł (Fundacja Reporterów); Daniel Antoni (Investigatívne […]

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08.04.2020

Final judgments

EU, law, PiS

The Polish ruling party is close to take control over the Supreme Court. This will give the opportunity to change the sentences of the last 20 years, to punish independent judges and the media and to decide on the validity of the elections

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15.08.2018

High-risk garbage

environment, law, Poland

Fire of a garbage dump in Zabrze | Photo: KM PSP W Zabrzu

Almost 70 landfills have been on fire in Poland since the beginning of the year. Tons of toxic substances have entered the environment, the impact of which will be felt over the years. All of these because China started to care for the environment and stopped importing waste materials. Poland took over. blog post by […]

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04.07.2018