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Now playing Next Poland Poland: Media freedom fears as TVN24's licence extension is suspended Poland's National Broadcasting Council has suspended the extension of the licence of the independent TVN24 television channel prompting fears over independent media in the country. 29/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland Hackers stole €230k by emptying cashpoints across Europe, say police The hackers, both from Belarus, connected electronic devices to cash machines to get them to release thousands of euros. 29/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland Berlin-bound train partly derails in Poland; 8 injured Two cars fo the train derailed when the train hit the truck in Kolbaskowo, a village on Poland’s border with Germany. 29/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland Thousands of Polish judges urge their country to heed EU court rulings The magistrates say a refusal to abide by the European Court of Justice's rulings would not only violate EU laws but also Poland's national constitution. 28/07/2021
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Now playing Next Germany Ukraine and Poland slam deal to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline It comes after Germany and the United States announced a deal to allow the completion of Nord Stream 2. 21/07/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News Judicial independence is a concern in some EU countries, says Brussels The European Commission again highlighted Poland and Hungary as being of particular concern. 20/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland Soaring numbers are quitting Catholic Church in Poland, say activists Campaigners say as many as 3,000 people have issued statements of apostasy this year - and that this is six times higher than last year. 19/07/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Poland judicial reforms are in breach of European law, court rules The European Court of Justice says that a new disciplinary regime for judges could enable political influence over the judiciary. 15/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland 'Polexit' fears amid row over whether EU or Polish law reigns supreme Forget Brexit, some think we've moved a step closer to 'Polexit'. 13/07/2021
Now playing Next France ECHR to hear 12 cases against Poland over abortion ban The applicants, all Polish women, say the law change that came into effect in January 2021 breached their human rights. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next Poland Donald Tusk returns to Polish politics to take on 'evil' conservatives Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on Saturday. 04/07/2021