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Deal agreed to build gas pipeline under sea between Denmark and Poland

Poland imports most of its natural gas from Russia and the new pipeline has been hailed in Warsaw as a way of reducing dependence on Moscow.

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Poland holds scaled down Constitution Day celebrations

Poland has held scaled-down National Flag day and Constitution day celebrations amidst Coronavirus pandemic.

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Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

Kosovo's and Serbia's land-swap troubles, the new Morandi bridge in Genoa, Poland's postal-presidential vote, protests in Lebanon and a new underwater bridge between Denmark and Germany.

My Europe Series

Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods

African Swine Fever, ASF, is a disease transmitted from wild boar to farmed pigs. There's no risk to us, ASF can't infect humans, but it does cause huge economic problems and Poland is currently on the front line. Find out in Unreported Europe what is being done to stop the spread of the disease.

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Five stories you may have missed due to the coronavirus pandemic

From proposed legislation to restrict abortion in Poland to the first anniversary of the Notre-Dame fire, here are five stories you may have missed this week.

Poland

Polish MPs vote to delay controversial abortion & sex education bills

"It is shameful that parliamentarians did not reject these two retrogressive proposals unequivocally," said Amnesty International Poland.

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Euroviews. First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second.

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Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown

Amnesty International say that laws on abortion and sex education "must not be rushed through under cover of COVID-19".

Poland

Polish MPs set to debate abortion ban while lockdown prevents protest

Mass protests helped stop a near-total abortion ban in 2016. This time, amid the coronavirus lockdown, that option is not available.

World News

Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

With all eyes on the coronavirus pandemic, what stories have slipped under the radar?

Poland

'Our plans collapsed in a second': Polish lockdown hits migrants hard

There are nearly two million migrant workers in Poland. Most have lost jobs during the pandemic and some are frantically trying to find a way home.

Luxembourg

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic guilty of rejecting refugees - ECJ

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic breached EU law by failing to take in refugees, rules European Court of Justice

Romania

COVID-19 and Romania's healthcare brain drain could be 'perfect storm'

Countries in eastern Europe have not been hit too hard by COVID-19. But if and when it does come, are they equipped to cope?

Poland

Poland's bid for nuclear power

It is known that Poland will not abandon coal completely. It is also known that renewable energy is not able to meet the needs of the Polish economy. So the Polish energy strategy is to provide for the construction of a civil energy nuclear sector.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungarians should be rising to the challenge of the coronavirus outbreak in spite of Orbán ǀ View

The Orbán government's response to the coronavirus outbreak is not surprising given its track record over the last decade. But now is the time for Hungarians to seize the moment and take matters into their own hands.

Poland

'Please stop all crime': Polish police plea amid COVID-19 workload

If only it was that easy.

Europe News

EU struggles to keeps goods moving amid border closures

The coronavirus has so far tested health care systems and economies. But if borders continue to close, it will be a test for the single market, too.

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Euroviews. Michal Šimečka: Inability to solve the EU’s rule of law crisis will lead to disintegration ǀ View

If the EU wants to survive as a meaningful organisation delivering for all of its citizens, it will have to step up its response to the ongoing rule of law crisis.

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Germany refuses to extradite Pole under European arrest warrant

The court ordered the release of the suspect and said it needed more information from the Polish judicial authorities.

Poland

Amazon series Hunters under fire over Auschwitz 'human chess' scene

The Auschwitz Museum in Poland says that inventing atrocities that didn't happen at the Nazi death camp only encourages Holocaust denial.

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