Uncovering Europe 100 days since Poland banned abortion, Polish women are fighting back Polish women are fighting back against Poland's abortion ban. But they need the EU to help them, activists say 12/05/2021
View If the pandemic can't unite Europe's east and west, what can? | View "The EU divide between its post-Soviet members and western counterparts has long been its Achilles' heel," says GLOBSEC's chief economist Sona Muzikarova. "Even the pandemic has failed to forge more like-mindedness." 03/05/2021
world news Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders commemorate constitution anniversary The 1791 Constitution was intended to strengthen the rule of law and protect the country against aggression from neighbouring powers, including Russia. 03/05/2021
Uncovering Europe 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. 21/04/2021
Poland 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. 15/04/2021
Europe News 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". 01/04/2021
world news 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. 20/03/2021
Europe News 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. 11/03/2021
Europe News 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. 02/03/2021
Poland 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. 24/02/2021
world news COVID-19 variants spark fears of a surge in central Europe New restrictions were announced by Prague on Friday while the number of COVID-19 patients in Slovakia has reached a new record high. 19/02/2021
Unreported Europe The unheard pain of abortion in Poland A recent ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has made its already tough abortion law even stricter. On Unreported Europe we take a look at the implications of this law on those most affected by it. 12/02/2021
Poland Women's rights activist charged for role in Polish protests A leader of the Polish Women’s Strike, the movement that has led mass nationwide protests against a near total abortion ban in Poland, has been charged with criminal felonies. 11/02/2021
world news Heavy snowfall and extreme cold sweeps over Europe Temperatures plummeted to -28°C in some places. 18/01/2021
Europe News What impact will a Biden presidency have on coal-dependent Poland? Some believe President-elect Joe Biden will be more critical of Poland than Donald Trump 18/01/2021
Unreported Europe Drugs, addicts and dealers: an underworld adapting to a pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has turned logistics and supply-chains upside down for both legal and illicit trade. In this episode of Unreported Europe, we look at how drug addicts are getting their fix and how dealers are bypassing pandemic restrictions. 15/01/2021
Poland Three on trial in Poland over LGBT sign on posters of revered icon The activists could face up to two years in prison if convicted on charges of offending religious sentiment and desecration of Poland's most revered icon, the Mother of God of Czestochowa. 14/01/2021
Poland Polish officials call for trial over killing of Gdansk mayor Paweł Adamowicz was stabbed to death by an assailant on stage at a fundraising event on 13 January 2019. Two years on, the suspect has still not stood trial over his killing. 13/01/2021
Europe News European Parliament overwhelmingly passes €1.8 trillion EU budget The budget had been in jeopardy after both Poland and Hungary threatened to veto it over attempts to tie the release of EU funds to adherence to core EU values. 16/12/2020
View The rule of law deal that saved Angela Merkel’s legacy ǀ View In spite of her longstanding support for Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have preserved her legacy after Poland and Hungary ended their blockade of the EU's historic budget. 13/12/2020
Europe News EU agrees €1.8 tr budget - but what brought Hungary & Poland onboard? The €1.8 trillion package includes the EU's seven-year budget (€1.1 tr) and the €750 billion COVID-19 recovery fund. 10/12/2020
Uncovering Europe Which Europeans are likely to be most hesitant about a COVID vaccine? It's important because COVID-19 will not be brought under control or eradicated unless enough people take the vaccine. 09/12/2020
state of the union Europe's week: UK's vaccine boost and an illegal sex party A look back at the key stories from the centre of the EU in Brussels. 04/12/2020
View Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro ǀ View Between governance mechanisms, assessment criteria, anti-corruption provisions, and basic rule of law principles, the fight to get the EU's Recovery Fund over the line is shaping up to be only half the battle. 01/12/2020
Europe News COVID-19 recovery fund veto 'could cause employment tragedy in Europe' Hungary and Poland's veto of the bloc's pandemic recovery fund could cause unemployment levels to explode, it's been claimed. 26/11/2020
Poland 'We're standing with you': MEPs slam Poland over abortion crackdown "We can't allow our daughters to have fewer rights than their mothers and that's what's happening right now in Poland," said MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez. 25/11/2020
