Jakub Jaraczewski
@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺⚖️ Research Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social, working on re:constitution programme - rule of law in the EU. Lives on a Berlin-Poznań-Warszawa train. "European Elitist". He/him. Full-time nerd. I'm a fan of bios longer than 160 characters.
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Seems like the new craze here is to make a starter pack. So, for those you trying to make sense of the hr/dem/rol landscape in Poland and lost as to how many Supreme Courts the country has, here are some quality people to begin with.
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🇵🇱⚖️The European Court of Human Rights announced this week that it will once again adjourn, for a year, all the pending cases against Poland concerning the right to a fair trial in cases presided over by "neo-judges". A victory for the Tusk government, but how long can this situation go on? 1/
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇵🇱⚖️The European Court of Human Rights announced this week that it will once again adjourn, for a year, all the pending cases against Poland concerning the right to a fair trial in cases presided over by "neo-judges". A victory for the Tusk government, but how long can this situation go on? 1/
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My 2 quick takes: 1/ Awkward & unsustainable for ECtHR to simultaneously demand rapid remedial action and then repeatedly adjourn; 2/ EU has unlocked EU funding last year yet ECtHR confirms systematic rule of law issues not addressed. Who’s correct? hint: Strasbourg based institution
🇵🇱⚖️The European Court of Human Rights announced this week that it will once again adjourn, for a year, all the pending cases against Poland concerning the right to a fair trial in cases presided over by "neo-judges". A victory for the Tusk government, but how long can this situation go on? 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My 2 quick takes: 1/ Awkward & unsustainable for ECtHR to simultaneously demand rapid remedial action and then repeatedly adjourn; 2/ EU has unlocked EU funding last year yet ECtHR confirms systematic rule of law issues not addressed. Who’s correct? hint: Strasbourg based institution
🇵🇱🍸 The joke here is that the new speaker and his crew are from the ex- communist/ now social democrat party SLD that is legendary for its, ahem, loose approach to alcohol consumption on the job.
The new speaker of parliament has banned the sale of alcohol in parliamentary buildings.
He said that politicians need to "set an example", especially as they discuss a law potentially introducing tougher restrictions on the sale of alcohol in shops.
He said that politicians need to "set an example", especially as they discuss a law potentially introducing tougher restrictions on the sale of alcohol in shops.
New speaker bans sale of alcohol in Poland's parliament
notesfrompoland.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🇵🇱🍸 The joke here is that the new speaker and his crew are from the ex- communist/ now social democrat party SLD that is legendary for its, ahem, loose approach to alcohol consumption on the job.
🇵🇱⚖️The European Court of Human Rights announced this week that it will once again adjourn, for a year, all the pending cases against Poland concerning the right to a fair trial in cases presided over by "neo-judges". A victory for the Tusk government, but how long can this situation go on? 1/
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇵🇱⚖️The European Court of Human Rights announced this week that it will once again adjourn, for a year, all the pending cases against Poland concerning the right to a fair trial in cases presided over by "neo-judges". A victory for the Tusk government, but how long can this situation go on? 1/
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Poland has ordered Russia to close its consulate in Gdańsk in response to last week's sabotage of a rail line by agents working for Moscow.
The decision means that all of Russia's consulates in Poland have now been closed down, with only the embassy in Warsaw remaining.
The decision means that all of Russia's consulates in Poland have now been closed down, with only the embassy in Warsaw remaining.
Poland to close last Russian consulate in response to train line sabotage
notesfrompoland.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Poland has ordered Russia to close its consulate in Gdańsk in response to last week's sabotage of a rail line by agents working for Moscow.
The decision means that all of Russia's consulates in Poland have now been closed down, with only the embassy in Warsaw remaining.
The decision means that all of Russia's consulates in Poland have now been closed down, with only the embassy in Warsaw remaining.
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Oh, the irony...
Slovak PM Fico asks NATO to strengthen Slovakia's air defences reut.rs/3XAvn7p
Slovak PM Fico asks NATO to strengthen Slovakia's air defences
Slovakia wants NATO to boost air defences in the country, on its eastern flank, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said after a meeting with the military alliance's chief.
reut.rs
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Oh, the irony...
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🇪🇺🇵🇱⚖️🎙There are days when nothing happens, and there are days when two podcasts featuring your truly get published on the same day as our entire comms team is off sick. The first one is in with our friends from the CEU Review of Democracy, on the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. 1/
🎙️ In our new podcast, @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social examines the progress of undoing the consequences of eight years of illiberal rule in Poland, and the challenges that lie ahead. 🇵🇱🇵🇱🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🇪🇺🇵🇱⚖️🎙There are days when nothing happens, and there are days when two podcasts featuring your truly get published on the same day as our entire comms team is off sick. The first one is in with our friends from the CEU Review of Democracy, on the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. 1/
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Everyone I have spoken to in Ukraine’s top offices and parliament as well as civil society says knives are out for Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s polarizing chief of staff and architect of his system of power. Great time to re-read my FT Magazine cover story on him: on.ft.com/4macDWE
The polarising power of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s other wartime leader
President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Everyone I have spoken to in Ukraine’s top offices and parliament as well as civil society says knives are out for Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s polarizing chief of staff and architect of his system of power. Great time to re-read my FT Magazine cover story on him: on.ft.com/4macDWE
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"Trust under fire" seems an apt event for Cloudflare to be hosting today...
Happening today, join the Security Leaders Forum "Trust Under Fire: Turning Insider Threat Frameworks into Action". Register now: https://cfl.re/4rcspUv
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Trust under fire" seems an apt event for Cloudflare to be hosting today...
There were many good reasons people posted for Cloudflare going down, but you all missed the obvious: Valve wants to announce Half-Life 3 today, and Gabe Newell is a famously jinxed person.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There were many good reasons people posted for Cloudflare going down, but you all missed the obvious: Valve wants to announce Half-Life 3 today, and Gabe Newell is a famously jinxed person.
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Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Cloudflare outage destroys all human communication except Bluesky, this is the weirdest sci-fi scenario I’ve ever seen
🇬🇧🇵🇱🇺🇦🇷🇺 My namesake @jakubkrupa.bsky.social doing the good work here.
Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks – Europe live
Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks – Europe live
Donald Tusk tells parliament that C-4 explosives were used also used in the attacks at the weekend
Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has just told lawmakers that the authorities investigating the rail sabotage incidents over the weekend identified two main suspects.
He says the suspects are both Ukrainian men, who crossed into Poland from Belarus this autumn, and are believed to had been working with Russian intelligence services. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🇬🇧🇵🇱🇺🇦🇷🇺 My namesake @jakubkrupa.bsky.social doing the good work here.
🇺🇸 Happy to report that it's 2025 and local American media still deal with EU's GDPR this way (in this case, @orlandosentinel.com):
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🇺🇸 Happy to report that it's 2025 and local American media still deal with EU's GDPR this way (in this case, @orlandosentinel.com):
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Apparently we have Black Friday sale, too.
The Economist for 9.96 GBP a month. I mean, *surely* our stuff is worth 10 quid a month. There a pubs in London where you pay that much for a pint. subscribenow.economist.com
The Economist for 9.96 GBP a month. I mean, *surely* our stuff is worth 10 quid a month. There a pubs in London where you pay that much for a pint. subscribenow.economist.com
Black Friday Offer | Subscribe to The Economist
Subscribe today and save on The Economist. Understand global change for less.
subscribenow.economist.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Apparently we have Black Friday sale, too.
The Economist for 9.96 GBP a month. I mean, *surely* our stuff is worth 10 quid a month. There a pubs in London where you pay that much for a pint. subscribenow.economist.com
The Economist for 9.96 GBP a month. I mean, *surely* our stuff is worth 10 quid a month. There a pubs in London where you pay that much for a pint. subscribenow.economist.com
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The fighting in Ukraine no longer resembles the trench warfare of World War I — instead, drones have erased the solid front line by creating a killing zone.
Ukraine’s kill zone: How drones ended trench warfare
Abandon ideas of World War I — drones have turned the front lines into a different kind of hellscape.
www.politico.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The fighting in Ukraine no longer resembles the trench warfare of World War I — instead, drones have erased the solid front line by creating a killing zone.
🇪🇺🇵🇱⚖️🎙There are days when nothing happens, and there are days when two podcasts featuring your truly get published on the same day as our entire comms team is off sick. The first one is in with our friends from the CEU Review of Democracy, on the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. 1/
🎙️ In our new podcast, @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social examines the progress of undoing the consequences of eight years of illiberal rule in Poland, and the challenges that lie ahead. 🇵🇱🇵🇱🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🇪🇺🇵🇱⚖️🎙There are days when nothing happens, and there are days when two podcasts featuring your truly get published on the same day as our entire comms team is off sick. The first one is in with our friends from the CEU Review of Democracy, on the restoration of the rule of law in Poland. 1/
It's been two weeks, and one determined American dude is still sending me links to various stories about the rule of law crisis in Poland and asking, "When are you going to start working on this shit in your home country, maybe????" Who is going to tell him?
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's been two weeks, and one determined American dude is still sending me links to various stories about the rule of law crisis in Poland and asking, "When are you going to start working on this shit in your home country, maybe????" Who is going to tell him?
All your parcels are belong to us.
Polish delivery giant InPost has continued its international expansion by reaching an agreement with the British Post Office.
The firm will install parcel lockers outside hundreds of post offices, adding to the 12,000 it already operates in the UK.
The firm will install parcel lockers outside hundreds of post offices, adding to the 12,000 it already operates in the UK.
Polish delivery giant InPost launches first parcel lockers at UK post offices
notesfrompoland.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
All your parcels are belong to us.
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A wave of student-led protests across Slovakia – dubbed the “Chalk Revolution” – has seen pavements nationwide covered with anti-government slogans.
The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution.
www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...
The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution.
www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...
Slovakia’s 'Chalk Revolution' puts Robert Fico on the defensive | Euractiv
A wave of student protests across Slovakia has covered pavements with anti-government slogans, and prompted the prime minister to lash out at a room of high school students
www.euractiv.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A wave of student-led protests across Slovakia – dubbed the “Chalk Revolution” – has seen pavements nationwide covered with anti-government slogans.
The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution.
www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...
The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution.
www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...
🇵🇱🛤️ Some week for local Polish rail. (Koleje Mazowieckie is the regional operator serving Warsaw and its immediate fiefdoms).
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🇵🇱🛤️ Some week for local Polish rail. (Koleje Mazowieckie is the regional operator serving Warsaw and its immediate fiefdoms).
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'
🇪🇺⚖️🇩🇰 4-5 December in Copenhagen, I will have the pleasure of joining an absolutely flattering lineup of experts to discuss the rule of law and democracy in the EU at a conference organised by the Danish presidency and University of Copenhagen. 1/
On 4–5 December 2025, the Danish EU Presidency, in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, will host the Copenhagen Conference on Democracy and the Rule of Law 🇪🇺 ⚖️
👉 Register here before 24 November conferencemanager.events/copenhagen-c...
👉 Register here before 24 November conferencemanager.events/copenhagen-c...
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🇪🇺⚖️🇩🇰 4-5 December in Copenhagen, I will have the pleasure of joining an absolutely flattering lineup of experts to discuss the rule of law and democracy in the EU at a conference organised by the Danish presidency and University of Copenhagen. 1/
🇵🇱🚅🇵🇱 The renovated Gdańsk Główny railway station is an excellent improvement over the past, but so is making the surroundings of the station far more walkable than before.
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🇵🇱🚅🇵🇱 The renovated Gdańsk Główny railway station is an excellent improvement over the past, but so is making the surroundings of the station far more walkable than before.
🇵🇱🚅🇵🇱 The renovated Gdańsk Główny railway station is an excellent improvement over the past, but so is making the surroundings of the station far more walkable than before.
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🇵🇱🚅🇵🇱 The renovated Gdańsk Główny railway station is an excellent improvement over the past, but so is making the surroundings of the station far more walkable than before.
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Poland, Social Changes poll:
KO-EPP|G/EFA: 34% (+4)
PiS-ECR: 33%
Lewica-S&D: 8% (+1)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 7% (-3)
KKP-NI: 6%
Razem-LEFT: 5% (+3)
PSL-EPP: 4% (-3)
PL2050-RE: 3% (-2)
+/- vs. 12-15 September 2025
Fieldwork: November 2025
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
KO-EPP|G/EFA: 34% (+4)
PiS-ECR: 33%
Lewica-S&D: 8% (+1)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 7% (-3)
KKP-NI: 6%
Razem-LEFT: 5% (+3)
PSL-EPP: 4% (-3)
PL2050-RE: 3% (-2)
+/- vs. 12-15 September 2025
Fieldwork: November 2025
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Poland, Social Changes poll:
KO-EPP|G/EFA: 34% (+4)
PiS-ECR: 33%
Lewica-S&D: 8% (+1)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 7% (-3)
KKP-NI: 6%
Razem-LEFT: 5% (+3)
PSL-EPP: 4% (-3)
PL2050-RE: 3% (-2)
+/- vs. 12-15 September 2025
Fieldwork: November 2025
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
KO-EPP|G/EFA: 34% (+4)
PiS-ECR: 33%
Lewica-S&D: 8% (+1)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 7% (-3)
KKP-NI: 6%
Razem-LEFT: 5% (+3)
PSL-EPP: 4% (-3)
PL2050-RE: 3% (-2)
+/- vs. 12-15 September 2025
Fieldwork: November 2025
➤ europeelects.eu/poland