Poland

Poland

Poland blast: What do we know? What questions remain unanswered?

Tuesday's explosion that killed two people in the village of Przewodów has heightened fears that Russia's war in Ukraine could spread and drag in NATO.

16/11/2022

Poland

No indication blast in Poland was a deliberate attack, says NATO chief

Follow Wednesday's developments and reaction after a projectile struck a village inside Poland near the border with Ukraine.

16/11/2022

Poland

Polish army put on alert after two killed in blast near Ukraine border

Earlier on Tuesday evening, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called for an emergency meeting of the country's top national security and defence officials.

15/11/2022

Poland

Opposition MPs criticise Polish police for action at nationalist march

Police were accused of detaining anti-fascist protestors, while not reacting to the apparent use of Nazi symbols by other demonstrators.

12/11/2022

Poland

Poland rescues 10 suspected migrants from swamp near Belarus border

Warsaw has warned that illegal migration rates are increasing once again amid the war in Ukraine.

09/11/2022

Poland

Men acquitted over toppling statue of priest suspected of child abuse

The incident was a symbolic moment in Poland's reckoning with clerical abuse.

08/11/2022

Poland

Poland builds razor wire fence to stop possible migrant surge

Polish forces have constructed a razor wire fence along its border with Russia to deter future migrants from crossing into the EU.

08/11/2022

Poland

Polish leader blames low birthrate on women using alcohol

Opposition politicians, activists and celebrities accused Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a 73-year-old bachelor, of being out of touch.

08/11/2022

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Watch: Protesters gather in Warsaw for Mahsa Amini

Dozens of people rallied for Mahsa Amini and women's rights in Warsaw on Sunday.

07/11/2022

Poland

Migrants are still trying to cross Poland- Belarusian border

Migrants are still attempting to cross into Poland through its border with Belarus, despite the construction of a border wall.

04/11/2022

Euronews Witness

Lack of coal causes winter anxiety for Poles who depend on it

Poland lacks coal. The steady decline of its own production, the embargo on Russian imports, and soaring inflation have cornered the millions of Poles who are still heavily dependent on it.

03/11/2022

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Poles light up cemeteries for All Saint’s Day

Thousands of Poles visited cemeteries to remember their deceased relatives and friends on All Saints' Day, a national holiday in Poland.

02/11/2022

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