Now playing Next no comment Mountain men in Poland bring in the New Year in full costume Residents of Milowka disguise themselves as devils, bears and death as they parade through the village. 19/01/2020
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Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland The European Parliament has voted on a resolution saying that rule of law in Hungary and Poland is still deteriorating. Which means that the EU is failing to bring these countries to realign with the Union’s core values. 16/01/2020
Now playing Next world news EU condemns Putin's attempt to 'rewrite history' in dispute over WWII "The EU commission fully rejects any false claims that attempt to distort the history of the Second World War or paint the victims like Poland as perpetrators," said EU commissioner Věra Jourová. 15/01/2020
Now playing Next Poland How has a camera 'incident' led to media freedom questions in Poland? The Senate has sought to remove TVP Info's press accreditation after a camera hit a Senate officer outside the Parliament building. 15/01/2020
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Now playing Next Poland Hundreds of judges join Warsaw protest against Polish 'muzzle law' Poland plans sanctions against judges who oppose judicial reforms that have been denounced as a "muzzle-law". 11/01/2020
Now playing Next Poland Poland's president decides to boycott Holocaust memorial in Israel Yad Vashem in Jerusalem said only the leaders of of WW2's four allied powers - plus Israel, as the host nation - would be asked to speak at the event. 07/01/2020
Now playing Next Smart Regions Polish scientists create a new kind of moldable artificial bone IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Scientists in Lublin, Poland have literally re-built patients bones using this groundbreaking material called FlexiOss 06/01/2020
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Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Von der Leyen’s new Commission should strengthen scrutiny over rule of law abuses ǀ View Protecting Europe from its autocratic side will be one of the new Commission’s main challenges. During the last decade, we’ve seen multiple examples of EU leaders undermining the checks and balances to preserve human rights and the rule of law against executive overreach. 23/12/2019
Now playing Next Germany Germany puts up fences at Polish border to contain swine fever spread In an attempt to prevent an outbreak of swine fever, Germany is putting up electric fences to stop wild boars from crossing its border with Poland. 20/12/2019
Now playing Next Europe News 2019 ends as it began, in political turmoil We look back at the week in Europe where MEPs called on the Maltese leader to resign immediately, protests took place in the Czech Republic and Poland. A tumultuous end to a rollercoaster year in EU politics. Our journalists sum it up in their words of the year. 20/12/2019
Now playing Next Poland Polish parliament defies EU by passing controversial reform law The Law and Justice Party has defended legislation that gives it the power to hire and fire judges. 19/12/2019
Now playing Next Poland Poland could be forced out of EU by judicial reforms, court warns Poland might have to leave the EU if it wants to apply judicial reforms, the country's supreme court has warned. 18/12/2019
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward. 17/12/2019
Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders agree on climate neutrality by 2050, Poland to go 'at own pace' Discussions focused on funds for eastern European states to transition away from fossil fuels, while keeping nuclear power in the mix, but the deadline is a bit more flexible for one country. 13/12/2019
Now playing Next Poland Merkel visits Auschwitz for the first time as chancellor The Chancellor, accompanied by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the visit, will bring a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the place where the Nazis ran their largest death camp. 06/12/2019
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