Now playing Next Business Planet How are clusters helping Europe's aerospace industry take off? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION In this episode of Business Planet, we travel to Poland to discover how the Silesian Aviation Cluster is helping more than 100 European firms extend their international reach by sharing knowledge and innovative solutions. 09/01/2024
Now playing Next Poland Can Tusk disentangle Poland from its last 'authoritarian' rulers? The former president of the European Council and his coalition cabinet could face an uphill battle in the upcoming months. 08/01/2024
Now playing Next Poland Companies pull ads from Polish TV station after Auschwitz comments TV Republika are in hot water after commentators on the station said 'migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or be branded'. 05/01/2024
Now playing Next Poland Polish farmers continue Ukraine border protest Long-running demonstrations resume with Poland's truckers calling on Donald Tusk's government for aid. 04/01/2024
Now playing Next Art Poland replaces Venice Biennale entry made under nationalist PiS party Poland’s Culture Ministry is replacing the country’s submission to the contemporary art event, which was criticised for echoing the PiS' nationalist agenda. 04/01/2024
Now playing Next Poland Russia seemingly denies its missile entered Polish airspace Warsaw said on Friday 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace from the direction of Ukraine. 29/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Polish president tangles with new government in state media battle Disagreements over funding are proving to be a headache for newly-elected Prime Minister Donald Tusk. 28/12/2023
Now playing Next Travel News New high-speed train line to link major cities in Poland The ambitious scheme will also see the construction of a ‘mega-airport’. 28/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland New Polish government sacks governing bodies of public media The changes will affect television, radio, and news agencies. 21/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland's new government moves to free state media Poland’s new pro-European Union government has begun to wrestle control of the country’s state media and some other state agencies from the conservative party that consolidated its grip on them during their eight years in power. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Polish populist nationalists occupy state television premises The sit-in comes as Prime Minister Donald Tusk continues his mission to reform state television and radio in the country. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Fourteen people in Poland convicted of spying for Moscow Poland found 14 members of a dismantled spy network guilty of conspiring to benefit Moscow. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Migrants trying to cross Belarus-Poland border risk life this winter Médecins Sans Frontières, which has been treating migrants crossing into Poland since late 2022, said that many suffer hypothermia, dehydration, exhaustion and physical violence while making the perilous journey. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Poland’s new government must restore artist freedoms, NGO says Poland’s nationalist government dismantled artistic freedoms over eight years but Donald Tusk’s coalition can and should undo the damage, according to the Artistic Freedom Initiative. 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland's new PM Donald Tusk sworn in, completing transition of power President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the previous administration, swore in the government after delaying the power transition as long as he could. 13/12/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Far-right Polish MP expelled from parliament for extinguishing Hanukkah candles All major political forces quickly denounced the incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun, and said there would be no tolerance for anti-semitic and xenophobic behaviour in the Sejm, the Polish parliament. 12/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland's parliament elects centrist party leader Donald Tusk as PM Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, ending the rule of his national conservative party after eight years in power. 11/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels threatens Poland with lawsuit over blockade at Ukraine border The European Commission has harshly denounced the blockade at the Ukrainian border instigated by Polish truckers and farmers, threatening legal action against the government in Warsaw. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland UN awards Polish couple for helping refugees get housing and training Euronews spoke to Wladyslaw Grochowski, who has been recognised, along with his wife, by the UN for providing safe accommodation for refugees in Poland. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland's president to swear in 14-day government The tactical move will allow the Law and Justice party to hang on to power for a little longer and make more appointments to state bodies. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland Polish official says Swedish preschool teachers sexually abuse pupils According to Barbara Nowak, a PiS-appointed education official, Swedish preschools have "masturbation rooms" where teachers show pupils how to masturbate. Sweden denied the claim, calling it "absurd and false." 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland in talks with Ukraine over trucker border crossing dispute Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian officials over unregulated border crossings that they say have affected their business since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Polish street cat beloved by tourists rehomed after too many treats Gacek the cat first rose to fame in 2020 after being featured in a video that has since amassed over five million views. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next Healthcare Poland’s pro-EU coalition introduces bill aimed at legalising abortion One of the parties of the coalition now in control of Poland's parliament has tabled bills to begin legalising abortion up to the 12 weeks of pregnancy. 14/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland’s parliament meets for first time since October election The Polish parliament is holding its first meeting since the country's October elections, as two opposing camps are claiming victory and aspiring to form the government. 13/11/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland marks 105 years since regaining independence after World War I The Independence Day holiday celebrates the restoration of Poland’s national sovereignty in 1918, at the end of World War I and after 123 years of rule by Prussia, Austria and Russia. 12/11/2023