Eavesdropping scandal rocks Poland

Warsaw prosecutor's office said on the 18 June 2014 that Polish prosecutors had searched the offices of the magazine Wprost during the day, after the magazine published tapes of officials' conversations embarrassing to the government.

Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk said that snap elections might be the only way out of the political scandal sparked by this publication.

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed her concern about attempts by law enforcement in Poland to confiscate materials and force journalists to reveal confidential sources.

In subsequent disclosures Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, was caught up in the affair.

Poland's coalition government won a parliamentary vote of confidence sparked by the scandal on the 25 July 2014, and another one on the 11 July 2014.

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Deutsche Welle, 19.06.14: Amid growing political scandal, Poland's PM Tusk says snap vote an option http://dw.de/p/1CLsS

BBC News, 19.06.14: Poland's PM Tusk warns of snap election over scandal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27919039

Polskie Radio, 19.06.14: Tape scandal: PM threatens early elections in Poland http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/174205,Tape-scandal-PM-threatens-early-elections-in-Poland

Polskie Radio, 18.06.14: Balcerowicz: ‘Belka must go’ http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/174127,Balcerowicz-%E2%80%98Belka-must-go%E2%80%99

Rzeczpospolita, 16.06.14: Recordings compromise Poland's government (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE145062-Recordings-compromise-Poland-s-government

OSCE: Newsroom, 19.06.14: OSCE media freedom representative concerned by attempts to force Polish journalists to reveal sources http://www.osce.org/fom/120003

Gazeta Wyborcza, 20.06.14: New elections not in Polish leaders' interest (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE145435-New-elections-not-in-Polish-leaders-interest

BBC News, 20.06.14: Poland leaked tapes: Raid on Wprost magazine criticised http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27945687

Polskie Radio, 20.06.14: OSCE: Raid on Wprost offices 'unacceptable' http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/174236,OSCE-Raid-on-Wprost-offices-unacceptable

EUObserver, 23.06.14: Polish FM said to have called US ties 'worthless' http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124690

Polskie Radio, 22.06.14: Tape scandal: 'Polish-American alliance worthless' says foreign minister http://www.thenews.pl/1/2/Artykul/174386,Tape-scandal-PolishAmerican-alliance-worthless-says-foreign-minister

Deutsche Welle, 23.06.14: Curious wiretapping affair rocks Polish government http://dw.de/p/1COW5

Deutsche Welle, 23.06.14: Komorowski, Tusk and Sikorski try to fix Poland-US mess http://dw.de/p/1COaP

Newsweek Polska, 24.06.14: Even small affairs rock Poland (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE145573-Even-small-affairs-rock-Poland

Polski Radio, 24.06.14: Police detain businessman in 'Tape Affair' scandal http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/174568,Police-detain-businessman-in-Tape-Affair-scandal

BBC News, 24.06.14: Poland leak: PM Tusk faces questions in parliament http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27995278

The Economist, 23.06.14: Polish politics Sikorski in hot water http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2014/06/polish-politics-0

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: Bugging operation against Polish Government http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links_2014_06_lauschangriff/

BBC News, 25.06.14: Poland leaks: PM Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28029974

Polski Radio, 26.06.14: Tape affair: Government gets vote of confidence in parliament http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/174743,Tape-affair-Government-gets-vote-of-confidence-in-parliament

EurActiv, 26.06.14: Polish cabinet survives confidence vote http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/polish-cabinet-survives-confidence-vote-303077

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 30.06.14: Poland’s bugging scandal highlights the need for a more pragmatic Polish foreign policy over Ukraine and Russia http://bit.ly/1z1XuKY

Deutsche Welle, 11.07.14: Polish government survives second confidence vote after tape scandal http://dw.de/p/1Cajr

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