Poland

Poland

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

25/08/2021

Poland

Migrant stuck at Poland-Belarus border 'will soon die', says NGO

A Polish refugee support group has warned that at least one migrant stuck at the border between Poland and Belarus is on the verge of death.

25/08/2021

Poland

Migrants in limbo at Poland-Belarus border as Polish allow pushbacks

"Such a change will, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, be absolutely contrary to the Geneva Convention on refugees," says Marcin Sosniak of the Ombudsman's office. "It is also contrary to European Union regulations."

24/08/2021

Poland

Poland will build a fence on its border with Belarus to stop migrants

A 2.5-metre-tall fence will be erected along most of the 150-kilometre border, with construction due to begin next week.

23/08/2021

No Comment

Polish activists hold LGBT rights march at foot of monastery

Parades for LGBT rights took place under heavy police presence on Saturday at the foot of Catholic Poland’s most revered monastery in Czestochowa, in the south, and in Gdansk, on the Baltic coast.

22/08/2021

Poland

Political spat leaves Afghans trapped on Polish-Belarusian border

A Polish humanitarian group has demanded the group, which includes a teenage girl and several sick people, be allowed to claim asylum in their country.

20/08/2021

My Europe Series

Belarus sprinter under guard in Poland longs for normality

“I would like to go back to normal, to visit the city and enjoy the summer, but I understand that it is dangerous," Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told Euronews.

20/08/2021

Travel News

Polish region wants to remain 'LGBT-free' despite risking EU funds

"LGBT-free zones" seek to ban the promotion of homosexuality and other minority sexual identities, especially in schools.

20/08/2021

Poland

Poland bolsters border with Belarus to stop migrants

Poland has deployed hundreds of troops and is laying barbed wire along its border with Belarus to stop the arrival of migrants seeking to enter the country.

19/08/2021

Poland

Poland tells EU it will shut down disciplinary chamber for judges

Poland has told the European Union that it will shut down a chamber at its Supreme Court devoted to disciplining judges, which the EU's top court said was illegal.

17/08/2021

Poland

Polish appeals court dismisses complaint against Holocaust book

Judges stated that scholarly research should not be judged by the courts and overturned the ruling against the book's co-authors.

16/08/2021

Poland

Poland-Israel row escalates over law affecting Holocaust survivors

Both countries have withdrawn their ambassadors after Israel protested over a new law in Poland that restricts the rights of Holocaust survivors or their descendants to reclaim property seized by the country’s former communist regime.

15/08/2021

Poland

US group Discovery to sue Poland over 'discriminatory' media law

Poland's draft bill has been criticised by Brussels and Washington for threatening media freedom.

13/08/2021

Poland

EU slams newly passed law in Poland that could limit media freedom

"Media pluralism and diversity of opinions are what strong democracies welcome, not fight against," said Vera Jourova, the EC's vice-president for values and transparency.

12/08/2021

Poland

Polish governing coalition falls apart over media legislation dispute

Poland's ruling right-wing Law and Justice party lost its majority in parliament on Wednesday after a small party left the governing coalition.

11/08/2021

Poland

Poland's ruling coalition collapses after PM fires deputy

Jaroslow Gowin, leader of the Accord party, was dismissed as deputy prime minister by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

10/08/2021

Poland

Poland to make changes to controversial disciplinary law for judges

The disciplinary chamber for top judges is part of judicial reforms the PiS has introduced in recent years and which have been harshly condemned by Brussels for curbing judicial independence.

07/08/2021

Tech News

Belarus Olympic runner used Google Translate to alert Tokyo police

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who arrived in Poland on Wednesday, says the translation app helped convince Japanese police she was in danger.

06/08/2021

Poland

'Belarus will be free': Exiled sprinter speaks out after Tokyo exit

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, showed Japanese police a translated plea for help on her phone after being escorted to the airport by Belarusian officials on Sunday.

05/08/2021

Poland

Poland marks Warsaw Uprising aganst Nazi occupation 77 years ago

The Polish president attended the annual remembrance ceremony in the capital.

01/08/2021

Poland

Poland's president changes tune on judicial reform amid row with EU

“Everything indicates that legislative changes will be needed,” President Duda said after a top Polish judge urged him to bring the country's controversial judicial reform into line with EU law.

30/07/2021

Eco-Innovation

This playground uses a microclimate to let children breathe clean air

There is now so much air pollution that structures are being created purely so that children can play safely.

30/07/2021

Poland

Poland: Media freedom fears as TVN24's licence extension is suspended

Poland's National Broadcasting Council has suspended the extension of the licence of the independent TVN24 television channel prompting fears over independent media in the country.

29/07/2021

Poland

Hackers stole €230k by emptying cashpoints across Europe, say police

The hackers, both from Belarus, connected electronic devices to cash machines to get them to release thousands of euros.

29/07/2021

Poland

Berlin-bound train partly derails in Poland; 8 injured

Two cars fo the train derailed when the train hit the truck in Kolbaskowo, a village on Poland’s border with Germany.

29/07/2021

Poland

Thousands of Polish judges urge their country to heed EU court rulings

The magistrates say a refusal to abide by the European Court of Justice's rulings would not only violate EU laws but also Poland's national constitution.

28/07/2021