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
View Poland's highest court has legalised the torture of women. We will fight back for our rights ǀ View The Constitutional Court has ruled that the value and rights of Polish women are still up for debate. But women will not stop fighting for our rights to safe abortions and make decisions about our bodies. 31/10/2020
Poland Poland deploys riot police as pro-abortion protests spread NGOs have condemned the use of riot police officers and the military and accused law enforcement of using excessive force against peaceful protesters. 28/10/2020
Poland Row as Polish leader says 'defend churches' from pro-abortion protests "We must defend Polish churches, we must defend them at every price," Jaroslaw Kaczynski said, drawing condemnation from the opposition who accused him of "inciting civil war." 28/10/2020
Poland Polish court to determine fate of 'independent' human rights ombudsman Since the populist party, Law and Justice, won power in 2015, it has taken control of almost all state institutions, except the Human Rights Commissioner's office but that could soon change. 20/10/2020
Poland Poland to give money to "LGBT free" towns denied EU funding The government is to give €57,000 to Tuchow — three times that amount the so-called 'LGBT free' municipality had applied for under an EU scheme. 19/08/2020
Poland Race to be Poland's next president: Who is Rafał Trzaskowski? Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda topped the first round in the presidential election on Sunday, but now faces a run-off against the Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12. 10/07/2020
Poland Polish presidential poll on a knife edge between Duda & pro-EU hopeful Who do you think will triumph? 09/07/2020
Poland Poland's all-postal election 'undermines democracy', warns HRW Poland's government has moved ahead with plans to hold the presidential election on May 10 via a new mail-in system. Human Rights Watch says the moved would not deliver "free, and fair" elections. 28/04/2020
Unreported Europe Poland's liberals push back against the conservative establishment The city's progressive mayor Pawel Adamowicz was murdered earlier this year 26/04/2019
Europe News Brief from Brussels Possible sanctions on Poland, debate and protest over weedkillers, and an update on Brexit negotiations 19/07/2017
Europe News European Commission to decide on sanctions over Poland's rule of law violations A new law in Poland threatens the independence of the Supreme Court. 19/07/2017
Europe News Brief from Brussels: Commission looks again at Polish law changes Polish rule of law under the microscope The European Commission is once again examining the rule of law in Poland. 18/07/2017
Unreported Europe Divisions of Poland's new defence strategy Since Russia's annexation of Crimea and the subsequent fighting in Eastern Ukraine, neighbouring Poland has become nervous. 29/05/2017
Unreported Europe The EU at 60 and the bloc's love, hate story The European Union is turning 60. 20/03/2017
Unreported Europe The EU and Poland is the 'marriage' heading for the divorce courts Thousands of Polish women have protested against the politics of the populist right-wing government in Warsaw. 20/03/2017
Europe News Polish women protest over planned abortion law Polish women took to the streets on Monday in protest at a government bill that would lead to a total ban on abortion, even for rape victims. 03/10/2016
Unreported Europe Poland: pushing towards a total abortion ban? On the streets of Poland a battle for the future of abortion is being fought. Maria had to make this decision alone a few years ago. The young woman 13/05/2016
Unreported Europe Determined youth of Poland use social media to battle right-wing shift Since the end of last year, Poland has been ruled by a populist right-wing government trying to get a hold of public media and the Constitutional Court. But student Artur Sierawski has something to sa 12/02/2016
Europe News Polish PM to face MEPs Poland’s prime minister Beata Szydło is to face MEP’s later amid concerns over the state of the rule of law there. It looks set to be quite a 19/01/2016
Europe News Poland moves to soothe tensions with the EU The president of Poland has moved to boost his country’s battered reputation amid EU fears over the threat to the rule of law there. Officials are 18/01/2016
state of the union Europe Weekly: Poland under fire over media laws In this edition of Europe Weekly: Poland is under fire for new media laws that have been described as an attack on the freedom of the press; the 15/01/2016
Europe News EU to discuss Polish media laws Poland’s new conservative government faces further scrutiny on Wednesday as the European Commission debates new laws seen as reining in the country’s 13/01/2016
Unreported Europe Poland and refugees. Where is the Solidarity? There may only be a few Tatars in Poland but they have been in the country for centuries. The Imam, Janusz Aleksandrowiczat, of a mosque in 23/10/2015
My Europe Series Women want their place in politics Politics is a man’s world. This cliché is still a reality in many European countries. After years of struggle, there are some cracks in the glass 30/09/2013
