Poland

Poland

Poland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s Kaliningrad

Warsaw said the move comes after Moscow recently launched flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad.

02/11/2022

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Poland rids itself of four communist-era monuments

Four concrete monuments have been dismantled in Poland in a renewed drive to remove symbols of Moscow’s post-World War II domination

27/10/2022

Poland

Poland removes four Soviet-era monuments amid Ukraine war

Warsaw says the move emphasises its disapproval of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

27/10/2022

Climate Now

How rubbish dumps can reduce their methane emissions

In partnership with Copernicus

Landfill rubbish sites are one source of methane, yet many fail to manage the issue. In Poland, they're seeking to change that.

17/10/2022

Poland

Belarusians fight for Ukraine with an eye on ousting Lukashenko

Lukashenko, a key ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, won a disputed presidential election in 2020, sparking protests.

17/10/2022

Poland

Free iodine tablets at the ready in Poland amid Ukraine nuclear fears

Attacks around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- occupied by Russian forces -- have raised fears of a disaster.

12/10/2022

Poland

Leak detected in Russia pipeline that supplies Europe with oil

Polish operator PERN said the leak was detected in a section of the pipe around 70 kilometres from the central Polish city of Plock.

12/10/2022

Poland

Poland formally demands €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations

An official note will be handed to Germany's foreign minister in Warsaw on Tuesday.

03/10/2022

Cult

'EO' and the call to treat animals with kindness

Following its success at the Cannes Film Festival this summer, 'EO' by renowned director Jerzy Skolimovski is featuring at the New York Film Festival, starting today. In an interview with Euronews, Skolimovski says he hopes his picture will encourage people to see animals differently.

30/09/2022

Poland

Mass fish die-off in Germany-Poland river is blamed on golden algae

The thousands of fish deaths in August sparked a political row between Poland and Germany,

30/09/2022

Culture news

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters declared 'persona non grata' in Poland

Pink Floyd mastermind Roger Waters was declared unwelcome in the Polish city of Kraków on Wednesday over his views on the Ukraine war. He is not the only musician to get banned from cities...

29/09/2022

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Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the German Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Wednesday.

28/09/2022

Poland

Fire at state-owned Orlen oil plant in Poland kills two people

Orlen said the blaze broke out in one of the furnaces before firefighters extinguished it.

27/09/2022

Poland

Norway-Poland Baltic Pipe opens in move to cut Russia gas dependency

The pipeline carrying gas from the Norwegian shelf is central to Poland's plan to diversify away from Russian supplies that began years before the invasion of Ukraine.

27/09/2022

Culture news

Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland concerts after Ukraine war remarks

Roger Waters has reportedly cancelled concerts in Poland next year amid outrage over his stance on Russia's war against Ukraine and calls for him to be declared persona non grata in the eastern European country.

25/09/2022

Europe News

European spyware investigators criticise Israel and Poland

Sophie in ’t Veld, the raporteur of the inquiry, said the committee has learned that the NSO group has sold spyware to 14 EU governments.

21/09/2022

Mobility

Has sustainable travel made Gdynia the 'happiest city' in Poland?

A poll suggests that Gdynia is the 'happiest city' in Poland. This may be linked to its ambitious project for greener public mobility planning.

21/09/2022

Culture news

Brussels court rules Polish pop star’s rights violated by Warsaw

Europe’s highest court rules Doda’s rights were violated a decade ago when her country’s court prosecuted the pop singer for her comments on religion.

16/09/2022

Culture news

Poland wants Russia to return artwork looted by Red Army

The country lost an estimated 50 per cent of museum collections during the Nazi and Soviet occupations.

15/09/2022

Poland

The Global Energy Crisis And Polish Coal

As winter looms, coal is expensive and scarce in the Polish city of Walbrzych and illegal mines have sprung-up.The government has made 2.4 billion euros of financial aid available. But critics say the money should be prioritise the poorest families.

07/09/2022

Poland

Exiles feel at home at the 'Karma' bar in Warsaw

People who've left repressive or war-torn countries such as Belarus and Ukraine can express themselves creatively through discussions and art at the 'Karma' bar in Warsaw, Poland. It's become a home from home for many people.

07/09/2022

Europe Decoded

'Inauthentic' anti-Ukraine hashtags are trending in Poland - report

A study has found the hashtag #StopUkrainisationOfPoland does not represent widespread ill-feeling.

06/09/2022

Sport

Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen

The 25-year-old sprinter gained international attention by refusing orders to return to Belarus after criticising her country's athletics federation.

02/09/2022

Europe News

Poland to demand €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations

Poland's top politician said the government would seek €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations after the release of a report on the cost to the country of Nazi German occupation.

01/09/2022

Poland

Controversial passage on fertility removed from Polish school textbook

According to critics, the book suggested that children born via IVF would not be loved.

23/08/2022

Nature

‘Golden algae’ caused mass fish deaths in River Oder, say scientists


Drought and industrial pollution appear to have created the poisonous cocktail that has puzzled authorities for weeks.

22/08/2022