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How Belarusians have fled in growing numbers since disputed election

Around 995 people sought shelter in EU countries between August and December 2020, compared with 545 over the same period in 2019.

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Mystery animal sighting in Krakow ends up being a croissant

Animal welfare officers said they were "almost swept off their feet by a laughing attack" when they realised the animal was in fact a flaky viennoiserie pastry.

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Poland expels three Russian diplomats over 'hostile actions'

The move comes after the White House announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats over a massive cyberattack and election interference.

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New chambers of Poland Supreme Court may violate EU law: CJEU opinion

Evgeni Tanchev's opinion came out on the same day when Poland ruled that the country's human rights ombudsman - a critic of the government - must leave office at the end of his term.

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COVID spike pushes Polish hospitals to the brink over Easter weekend

Beds in some hospitals were almost all taken up by coronavirus patients over the Easter weekend in Poland, which has currently seen record case numbers.

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Orbán, Salvini and Morawiecki form new right-wing European alliance

They met in Budapest on Thursday to introduce the alliance, vowing to create a "European renaissance based on Christian values".

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Poland moves a step closer to quitting domestic violence treaty

The Polish government claims the Istanbul Convention does not respect religion and promotes controversial ideologies about gender.

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Writer charged for calling Poland's president a 'moron'

Polish writer faces a potential three-year prison sentence for calling President Duda a "moron" in a Facebook post.

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New lockdowns begin in France and Poland as COVID-19 infections soar

The measures imposed nationwide in Poland and on a third of the French population, less strict than during the first lockdown a year ago, come amid a surge in cases in much of Europe.

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MEPs vote to declare EU a 'freedom zone' for LGBT people

It's a response to more than 100 municipalities in Poland declaring themselves zones free of LGBT people and ideology.

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Poland and Hungary file complaint over EU’s rule of law requirements

The two countries are challenging a mechanism that links EU funding with respect for the rule of law.

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French minister was "pressured" not to visit Polish 'LGBT-free' zones

But Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk has denied the allegations and says the minister's comments are "clearly not true".

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Police hunt sparked after grandfather picks up wrong boy from nursery

The 80-year-old man only realised he had not collected his grandson when the police arrived at his house.

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Poland urged to suspend planned hospital treatments amid COVID spike

Poland's health authority has recommended the suspension of scheduled medical appointments to provide additional hospital beds during the pandemic.

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This Polish teen's cosmetics website is helping women escape violence

Poland has one of the worst records on preventing violence against women in Europe.

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Poland clears LGBT activists of putting rainbow on Roman Catholic icon

"This is a triumph for the LGBT+ resistance movement in the most homophobic country of the European Union,'' the Love Does Not Exclude group said.

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EU 'must act faster' to stop loss of judicial independence in Poland

It comes as the EU's top court ruled Warsaw's new regulations for appointing judges to the Supreme Court could violate the bloc's law.

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Swimsuit-clad Poles fundraise with chilly swim and beach piano tunes

"We are making his (Mikolaj's) dream come true, we want him to grow up normally, with our support. On April 27, he will be operated on in the United States," pianist Tomasz Szwelnik said of the fundraising attempt.

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France and Poland tighten local COVID restrictions amid rising cases

Twenty departments in France and one northern province in Poland have had stricter measures enforced From this weekend to stem the spread of COVID-19 following localised infection surges.

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EU criticises Poland abortion ban as it reminds it to 'respect rights'

The EU's equality commissioner has urged member states to "respect fundamental rights" during a hearing about Poland's new abortion law.

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