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What's behind Poland's love affair with coal?

insiders 21/12/2018

Host of the #Cop24 Poland heavily depends on coal and tops the list of Europ's most polluting and CO2 emitting countries. Insiders takes you on a journey from the Czech Republic to the heart of Silesia, Poland's realm of coal, to hear from those to whom coal is either a lifeline or a plague.

The building that housed the Special Care Centre in Zabrze, Poland

View 19/12/2018

'They said I would go to hell as an orphan. But I knew my parents were alive' | View

Marta was beaten, insulted and force-fed by the nuns who were supposed to be looking after her.

no comment 18/12/2018

Spectacular demolition of four large silos in Poland

Four silos have been demolished in Wroclaw, Poland near the Odra river to make way for a new housing development. Footage from Polish broadcaster TVN showed the controlled explosion on Tuesday that crumbled the silos with clouds of ash and smoke.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during a news conference

Good Morning Europe 18/12/2018

Poland reinstates retired judges after EU court ruling

The Polish government has reinstated a group of Supreme Court judges who had previously been forced into early retirement.

Poland 17/12/2018

Meet the patriotic Polish paramilitaries who look beyond Russia for motivation

What attracts young Poles to paramilitary organisations? As it turns out, it’s not a fear of Russia. At least, not only. Close to the Polish-Lithuanian border, in a small town called Augustów, local youths train inside a school building to become paramilitary soldiers.

COP24 President Michal Kurtyka speaks during a final session of the COP24

Good Morning Europe 17/12/2018

COP24 agreement: Does it go far enough?

After two weeks of divisive negotiations on climate policy, the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland has ended with an agreement to fight rising carbon emissions – but many believe the deal doesn't go far enough.

Poland 16/12/2018

What is the COP24 climate change rulebook and why do we need it? | Euronews answers

Nearly 200 countries have signed up to a 156-page rulebook for implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. But what is the rulebook, why is it necessary and why are some already criticising it?

Poland 16/12/2018

COP24 agreement sidesteps financial issues

Observers give guarded welcome to climate change deal

Michal Kurtyka jumps for joy as a deal is announced

Poland 15/12/2018

COP24 annouces agreement in Katowice

The COP24 United Nations climate talks needed overtime and frantic negotiations to succeed, but the success now means nearly 200 nations have a rulebook to follow to implement the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Poland 14/12/2018

COP24: Was any progress made in the fight against rising temperatures?

COP24 is billed to be one of the biggest climate conferences since the Paris Agreement. What happened? Euronews explains

insiders 14/12/2018

IMMERSIVE STORY: Take a tour of Europe's coal country

Intense coal mining has made Katowice, where COP24 negotiations are taking place right now, one of Europe's most polluted areas. Take an interactive tour of coal country and meet the people who are fighting to keep it alive.

Protesters block politicians at COP24 climate conference in Poland

Poland 13/12/2018

COP24: 'Real crisis is climate, not Brexit,' campaigners tell EU leaders

Activists are taking to the streets of Brussels today, calling for more action from world leaders before COP24 climate conference ends on Friday.

Poland 13/12/2018

Hopes dwindle at COP24 as climate talks draw to a close

Delegates' confidence is waning as they struggle to agree a rulebook for implementing the landmark Paris Agreement before Saturday.

Poland 12/12/2018

The long road to justice for Polish childrens' abuse at the hands of nuns

For decades vulnerable children were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse at the Special Care Centre in Zabrze run by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

Poland 12/12/2018

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit.

Protest erupts at COP24 climate conference during U.S. delegate speech

Poland 10/12/2018

Watch: Protest breaks out at COP24 speech after US announces no change to climate policy

Protesters disrupted a COP24 press conference after a US representative said there will be no change to the American climate policy, adding fossil fuels and nuclear energy will not be going away any day soon.