Poland

Poland

Two dead and one missing in coal mine collapse in Poland

The incident happened near the coal face, an area in Polish coal mines known for being particularly vulnerable to cave-ins and methane gas explosions, due to the presence of gas in the rock.

14/05/2024

Poland

Poland's PM Tusk vows to fortify border with Belarus

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk travelled to the border with Belarus on Saturday.

13/05/2024

Euronews Witness

Poland: Europe's defence sentinel?

The Ukraine war and uncertainty about future US funding of NATO have rekindled fears about Europe's defence. Witness reporter Valerie Gauriat went to Poland to assess the potential for a spillover of the conflict into other parts of Europe and to gauge expectations of EU and NATO allies.

10/05/2024

Europe News

Tusk rejigs cabinet to release ministers running in European elections

Last year, Poland voted out a hardline right-wing government, but the right is expected to make EU-wide gains next month.

10/05/2024

Earth News

Polish farmers stage sit-in at parliament as protests continue

An influx of grain from Ukraine has compounded existing grievances against what farmers describe as punitive environmental regulations from Brussels.

10/05/2024

Poland

Remains found at former Nazi base 'too decayed to be identified'

Members of Hitler's chief of staff made an unsuccessful attempt on his life at the Wolf's Lair on July 20, 1944.

07/05/2024

Poland

Warsaw synagogue hit with apparent firebomb attack

Politicians and faith leaders have condemned the incident at the Polish capital's Nożyk Synagogue, which follows similar acts across Europe.

01/05/2024

Europe News

Comfort and scepticism: Poland marks 20 years of EU membership

Young people in Poland feel comfortable in Europe, but some are increasingly sceptical about EU membership.

01/05/2024

Europe News

Polish Conservatives warn against 'Brussels elites' ahead of election

Conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) presented its candidates for the European Parliament today in Warsaw. During the convention, PiS politicians warned against the so-called European elites.

27/04/2024

Poland

Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along border

The Suwalki Gap at the border between Poland and Lithuania is considered a threat as it is also a land corridor between Belarus and Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad.

27/04/2024

Europe News

Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish FM says

Poland’s foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, also told parliament that NATO needs to upgrade its defences.

25/04/2024

Tech News

Polish minister outlines how previous government used spyware

The use of spyware in Poland under the previous government resulted in accusations that the authorities were abusing power and eroding democratic guardrails.

25/04/2024

Healthcare

Poland's parliament votes to move toward easing abortion restriction

Ewa Schaedler from the Third Way party called the vote ''symbolic'' and ''a breakthrough'' for Polish women. However the subject remains divisive in the mostly Catholic country.

12/04/2024

Healthcare

Polish lawmakers to consider four different bills on abortion access

Under the current law, Polish women can only access an abortion if their life is at risk or if the pregnancy was the result of a crime.

11/04/2024

Europe News

Polish pupils happy about new government limits on homework

The Polish government has introduced strict limits on the amount of homework pupils must do in a bid to modernise the education system. But some parents and teachers aren't convinced by the changes.

11/04/2024

Poland

Poland's local election results preview tight EU elections

Local elections in Poland, where former ruling party Law and Justice won by a slight percentage margin, could serve as an early indication for the results of June's EU elections.

08/04/2024

Poland

Poland's local elections test Tusk's new government

Poland's local elections test Donald Tusk's new government after 4 months in power.

07/04/2024

Poland

Poland's LGBT+ couples travel abroad to tie the knot

Poland's new government has promised a more inclusive law regulating civil partnerships, but this could still be a long way off.

05/04/2024

Euronews Witness

Queer in Poland: When can the LGBTQ+ community expect equal rights?

The LGBTQ+ community in Poland has long advocated against the erosion of human rights after years of rule-of-law concerns. Euronews reporter Julian Lopez travels to Warsaw to speak with activists and community members about their hopes - and fears - for the future.

05/04/2024

Poland

Lethal Gaza aid convoy strike sparks row between Poland and Israel

The two countries had recently begun a rapprochement after the fall of a nationalist government in Warsaw that indulged in Holocaust revisionism.

05/04/2024

Tech News

Polish regulators fine Amazon €7 million for 'misleading' consumers

Polish regulators found a Luxembourg-based operator for online retailer Amazon guilty of infringement of collective consumer interests and fined them €7.2 million.

01/04/2024

Economy

Poland's annual inflation slows to lowest rate in five years

Lower prices for electricity, gas and other fuels helped Poland to slam the breaks on inflation.

29/03/2024

Business

With unsold grain piled high, Polish farmer faces uncertainty amid war

The disruption of Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea led to a massive flow of grain across Poland's border with Ukraine, driving down prices for food products while inflation has caused production costs and interest rates on loans to rise.

23/03/2024

Poland

Reporters Without Borders launch satellite to reach Russian-speaking

Restricted media in areas under the Kremlin's influence and control have suffered further since the invasion of Ukraine.

22/03/2024

Poland

Polish court allows Turow coal mine to stay open for now

Turów in southwest Poland supplies lignite to an adjacent power plant responsible for eight per cent of Poland's energy

21/03/2024

Poland

Polish farmers block major motorway near German border

Farmers angry at red tape and competition from cheap imports from select countries have been protesting across the EU for months.

20/03/2024