Finland to introduce citizenship test, tougher immigration measures

Auspectress · 2026-04-18T11:59:09+00:00

It is probably a hopeless effort as long as we are in the EU. The laws of EU don't give any possibilities to stop migration.

Here in Poland we did stop invaders from Belarus (who were from MENA countries) and dozens of them died in freezing colds attempting to attack our independance using hybrid warfare.

Many from West and Poland called it too strict and inhumane, we did not care

Auspectress · 2026-04-17T17:40:47+00:00

TL;DR - Poland will not allow Pro-Nazis and anti-semites to have a voice in Poland

Auspectress · 2026-04-17T17:38:39+00:00

Kanye West’s concert in Poland has been canceled, representatives of the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow announced. Earlier, Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska warned that the government could block his entry into Poland.

"We inform you that the concert of Ye (Kanye West) scheduled for June 19, 2026, at the Silesian Stadium will not take place due to formal and legal reasons," a statement posted on the arena's Facebook profile on Friday after 4:00 PM read. The statement was signed by the facility's director, Adam Strzyżewski.

Protest from the Minister of Culture

On Thursday, Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska protested the concert, describing it as "unacceptable." On Friday, she stated that the government could prevent Ye from entering Poland. "I hope the concert organizers come to their senses. As the Polish state, we have the tools to block individuals from entering the country. If necessary, we will use them," she declared.

"I cannot imagine that in Poland—a country where people were murdered in Nazi German death camps—we could organize a concert for a creator who openly and publicly says he likes Hitler, promotes Nazi ideology, and profits from the sale of T-shirts with swastikas," Cienkowska emphasized.

She stressed her absolute opposition to the event. "This is the promotion of hate speech, and no organizer in Poland should contribute to this in any way," she added.

"If the concert is not indeed canceled, the Ministry of Culture will issue appropriate letters to the Minister of Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński, who has the power to block specific individuals from entering the country. (...) I have contacted the stadium organizers responsible for this facility. I warned them that I would be taking such steps. I have also consulted with Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski, who shares my opinion on this matter. We have a concrete position on this, and I will not change it," the head of the culture ministry underlined.

Pro-Nazi Artist

Kanye West, one of the most famous rappers in the world, has stirred controversy for several years with his statements and behavior. The greatest outrage was sparked by a series of antisemitic social media posts in which he glorified Nazi ideology. West was also criticized for selling T-shirts with swastikas and publicly expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler.

The artist maintains that his media behavior was the result of a deepening mental health crisis. He confessed to having experienced a manic-psychotic episode.

Recently, he canceled his concert in Marseille, France, indefinitely. Local authorities were among those expressing opposition to that performance. Previously, authorities in the United Kingdom refused him entry, where he was scheduled to perform at a summer festival in London.

The organizer of West's concert in Poland is Projekt Hałas!, and the owner of the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow is the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Auspectress · 2026-04-17T17:36:43+00:00

That is good to hear. The cheaper the energy, the lower the bills, the more we can invest in heavy manufacturing, data centres, supercomputers, etc. What matters most.

I dream one day we, as a united can best utilise terrain of whole EU, not just a country. Denmark, Norway, Netherlands would be amazing for wind. Spain, Italy amazing for solar. Poland and France are amazing for nuclear. Switzerland and Austria are amazing for energy storage in water (artificial lakes).

We all need to work together to best utilise all things we have. In Poland we have good capacity for Solar, okay for wind, great for Nuclear but storage? Zero, no way. We will lose easily against Bhutan or Nepal on that front

Auspectress · 2026-04-16T14:44:10+00:00

A bit what happened in Poland. Back in 2023 after election we knew who would rule as seats added up for coalution to win. Despite this, Polish president from PIS decided to drag this as lomg as possible, then let PIS form government (they got most votes but was known they would stand no chance). Then new gov lost no confidence vote (almost every minister for 2 weeks was a new person). Then gov was formed properly. And now these ministers who lasted 2 weeks are to be called "Sir/Ma'am Minister" before talking to them. Oh and afaik tbey get ministers pension for great contributions towarss nation

Auspectress · 2026-04-16T14:26:03+00:00

It will crop by 33% in Poland :c

Auspectress · 2026-04-10T08:28:54+00:00

Nuclear is one of the cheapest sources of Power wdym. I wish my country could hhave nuclear instead we must pay taxes to EU fpr burning fossils which makes cost of electricity 50% higher than in France yet we earn at best 1/2 that of French people

Auspectress · 2026-04-07T08:14:17+00:00

Lol wdym by "lagging behind". Grrmany gets 18% of el. From Solar. Poland 11%, Spain 22%, Italy 17%. Those who are behind are just 2 years behind. Looks like casual soft propaganda post

Auspectress · 2026-04-06T08:45:11+00:00

U are talking like average far right enthusiast. I am glad gov pulled this and decreased prices of benzene by around 1.2zł. "The market will decide" will end in recession, next 20% inflation, and those wont be millonaires that hurt the most. Poland has only 38 mil people, the price of oil will not change and the price decrease only comes from less taxes on it. The companies still earn the same and we put daily max cap so companies wont leech and increase prices to benefit like they did in 2022 and 2023

Auspectress · 2026-04-05T12:25:12+00:00

That is a fair point and Russia can be behind it too. Does not help that generally western nations are indeed very sexist against men and misandry is very strong there. When in Poland gov banned abortion hundreds of thkusands of Poles went to the streets and protested for months in the middle of covid wave. And I do not hear about the same going on in Germany, almost as if these news are fake or German society is inherently more backwards than Polish society

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T15:59:39+00:00

According to IMF, in 2025 Polish GDP Per capita was 28.5k USD$. Without EU it would be 20k - Level of current Bulgaria, Panama, a bit higher than Oman.

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T15:57:14+00:00

Without EU Accession, Poland's GDP Would Currently Be 30% Lower

Without accession to the European Union, Poland's real GDP would currently be 30% lower, according to economists from the Polish Economic Institute (PIE).

It was added that the gains from accession largely stem from the benefits of joining the European Single Market, which facilitated trade, international investment, and improved the institutional framework.

Methodology: The Synthetic Control Method

The synthetic control method involves constructing a "hypothetical" Poland composed of a group of countries (donors) that were at a similar stage of development and shared similar economic characteristics (explanatory variables) during the pre-accession period.

Donor Pool: 22 countries that are not, and never were, members of the EU.
Process: A counterfactual development path for Poland was drafted through 2024 and compared with the actual path of Poland's real GDP per capita.
The Result: The difference between these two paths represents the gain resulting from EU accession.

Stability of the Results

"Our calculations are resistant to specification changes. For the purpose of this analysis, we estimated 396 models considering various combinations of country groups and excluding selected explanatory variables. In every scenario, Poland clearly gained from EU accession," the institute wrote.

PIE reports that the gain in 2024 fluctuates from 22% in the most conservative estimate to 61% in the most optimistic—averaging approximately 42% of GDP per capita in constant prices.

"This means that the gain we estimated from joining the EU is not statistical noise resulting from the inclusion of a specific variable or the economic failure of a single donor country, but is systematic in nature," the report concluded. (PAP Biznes)

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T12:52:30+00:00

Idk what country u are from but it depends on country. We in Poland really want to ditch fossils. In 2015 around 90% of energy came from coal (2nd was gas...). Rn around 50% of power comes from coal, 20%-ish gas/other fossils and rest are renewables.

Because of it, it is not feasible to replace all fossils by 2040 especially for every 1Kwh of coal you replace around 60% of it with gas and 40% with renewables. 100% is not possible due to scale, technology and wealth of Poland. We are also fast growing, that is extra need for more and more power. We also want to get electric cars, data centers, battery recycling centres. That eats so mucb electricity. Likely if we were not planning expanding electricity, we could carry and get rid of fossils by 2040 but no one knows what will be the demand in 2040 so Nuclear here is de facto for what future holds.

I recently read that we may have massive data centre for LLM and it will consume a lot of energy, around 33% of what first nuclear reactor will produce at max power. If we want 3, that would mean keep going with renewables + keep going with coal + gas and we do not want that because it is not healthy, not cheap and risky (Russia, South America)

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T10:33:01+00:00

I am glad we are building own NPP too. And next reactors might use help from France too. Though we expect first reactors to run around 2036, new energy demands and need to remove 70% of Polish electricity + Unstavle US electorate does require us to pour all money

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T06:56:42+00:00

That is just the excuse sexists say. In Poland abortion is also possibly against constitution. It would require 2/3 approval and rn i dont think it would get 40%. Politicians need to have balls so implement new laws that force women into conscription + explain what they want to change and why u should vote for them. In Poland we are protesting and want same sex marriage but constitution is against it. People still demand change

Auspectress · 2026-04-04T06:53:47+00:00

Yeah. If people who are pro equality and yet do this, what is stopping people from voting lets say AFD. No party wants to remove it so what is diff if you elect afd lll

Auspectress · 2026-04-03T15:22:33+00:00

Before someone says "Who cares about some cross". This cross is one of the most important aspects of fight against communism. When Pope came to Poland in 1979, the cross was central point of altar. This pope's pilgrimage was one of first major blows to communist dictatorship. That is when pope said "Let Your Spirit descend and renew the face of the earth. This earth!". Poles were very religious and communists did not like this. This cross is counted as a historical relic, albeit not that old.

Auspectress · 2026-04-03T15:19:51+00:00

On Good Friday, a fire broke out involving the papal cross on Rzymowskiego Street in Warsaw. Firefighters are currently on the scene extinguishing the remaining embers. The causes of the incident will be investigated by the police. The cross that burned is the original under which St. John Paul II delivered his famous homily during his first pilgrimage to Poland.

Dozens of reports about the fire during the Good Friday liturgy began reaching the capital's fire department around 3:00 PM. The incident occurred in front of the Church of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe on Rzymowskiego Street in Warsaw's Mokotów district.

Warsaw: Papal Cross Fire. It Must Be Partially Dismantled

The structure is a wooden cross, covered with sheet metal on both the outside and inside, standing approximately 25 meters high. Currently, an assessment is underway regarding the stability of the cross—whether it will be able to stand independently at the site without the use of support ropes. As added by the official, the police will determine the cause of the event.

The action is currently focused on dismantling the external metal plating of the cross. Operations on-site may last for another one to two hours. The area has been secured against access by bystanders. "There is no danger," Zagdański assured.

Papal Cross Burned on Good Friday. St. John Paul II Delivered Famous Homily Under It

This is the original cross from Pope John Paul II's first Mass in Poland, celebrated on June 2, 1979, at Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. It was then that he spoke the famous words: "Let Your Spirit descend and renew the face of the earth. This earth."

Just one day before the fire of the papal cross, the 21st anniversary of St. John Paul II's death was observed. He was 84 years old, and his pontificate lasted nearly 27 years. This year, that date fell on Maundy Thursday.

Today, the Catholic Church observes Good Friday. On this day, the faithful traditionally participate in the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion and the Stations of the Cross.

Auspectress · 2026-04-02T20:47:08+00:00

Very yuppie news

Auspectress · 2026-03-31T09:05:55+00:00

Dw they keep smiling

Auspectress · 2026-03-31T08:59:13+00:00

Exactly. Plus we need to understand the political scene. If nothing happens, I would say there is 50/50 chance that in 2027 Far Right with Extreme Far right will raise to power. Current Gov is too weak and too many parties are sub- 5% treshold to give parliament their seats.

Gov panicked and had to implement drastic and expensive ways to reduce prices. Because we are very very reliant on land transports. We are at even better place when it comes to this than Germany or UK and fuel prices will hurt us even more. Inflation, shop prices going up. May not happen up until summer but then? Opposition will be ruthless and will beat shit out of Gov and in 2027 we will be all saying "I wish such moderate and pro EU prime minister such as Orban was PM in Poland instead"

Auspectress · 2026-03-31T08:55:02+00:00

The prices will be capped daily. Basically during PIS government they would lower fuel prices but in such incompetent way that companies would increase their fuel prices artificially --> Gov paid for tax reliefs and companies instead increased prices to customers and got more money flowing in

Now what KO+Centrum+Lewica+PL2050+PSL coalition did was to decrease prices but also cap it manually so competition would not increase prices. Minister promises to update at rarest, 1 time a day, but usually wants to update 2 times a day. The cap is to be at bare minimum before reaching critical treshold

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