The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

European commission tells other member states that Polish reforms put fundamental democratic values at risk The EU has triggered a process that could ultimately see Poland stripped of voting rights in Brussels in an unprecedented step designed to force the country’s rightwing government to drop reforms the bloc regards as a threat to the country’s democracy. [Read more].

• Daniel Boffey, EU begins process that could see Poland stripped of voting rights, The Guardian, December 20, 2017

People in Warsaw hold a Polish flag at a protest against changes to the judicial system. Photo: Rafal Guz/EPA

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Warsaw, Poland: Women stage a “Black Monday” strike against government plans to ban abortion. Thousands of women missed work and school to join the march. Photo: Radek Pietruszka/EPA.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Proposed ban would criminalise all terminations with women punishable by up to five years in prison. [Read more].

• Christian Davies, Women to go on strike in Poland in protest at planned abortion law, The Guardian, October 2, 2016

Women in Warsaw in September protesting against the proposed abortion law. Photo: Maciej Gillert/Gallo Images/Getty Images.

Classic car

Rotunda, Wola Gasworks, Warsaw: Opened in 1888, destroyed during the Second World War, then rebuilt, the Wola Gasworks finally closed in the early 1970s when the city switched to using natural gas. Today, part of the Gasworks is a museum, but other areas, such as the Rotunda, remain dilapidated. Photo: Fotorince/Dreamstime.com.

73rd Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Warsaw, Poland: People lay daffodils at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes during the official ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Photo: Tomasz Gzell/EPA.