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Art

Art Trends 2022: How will politics impact Europe's art scenes?

Political conflicts across Hungary and Poland have started to bleed into museums and galleries. How will this year's political manoeuvering bolster – or diffuse – a host of unpopular decisions?

31/12/2021

Poland

Poland’s president vetoes controversial media law under US pressure

President Andrzej Duda said on Monday he decided to veto a bill that would have prevented any non-European entity from owning more than a 49 percent stake in a Polish broadcaster.

27/12/2021

Poland

Berlin wants EU to be 'Fourth German Reich', says Poland's Kaczynski

The term "Fourth German Reich", added Kaczynski, "has nothing negative about it, as it is not the Third Reich but the First", i.e. the Holy Roman Empire.

24/12/2021

Poland

Brussels begins legal action against Poland over primacy of EU law row

Brussels begins legal action against Poland over primacy of EU law row

22/12/2021

Poland

Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware, digital researchers say

Citizen Lab could not say who ordered the hacks and NSO does not identify its clients, beyond saying it works only with legitimate government agencies.

20/12/2021

Poland

Poles protest across the country to defend media freedom

The protests were called after the parliament on Friday unexpectedly passed a bill that would force Discovery Inc. to sell its controlling share of TVN, Poland’s largest television network.

20/12/2021

Poland

Polish lawmakers overturn Senate veto of controversial media law

Polish lawmakers overturned on Friday a Senate veto of a controversial media bill seen as targeting a US-owned network that's often critical of the Polish government.

17/12/2021

Euronews Witness

Human pawns: the migrants trapped in a geo-political chess game

In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

17/12/2021

Poland

Poland's COVID deaths highest since April, new restrictions

Poland on Wednesday registered the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high daily rate of new coronavirus infections.

15/12/2021

Poland

Scholz, Polish prime minister discuss migration, energy, and EU

Germany's new chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to speak about migration, energy and the EU.

12/12/2021

Poland

Polish investigation refutes Belarusian claims about diverted flight

The plane was diverted to Minsk, where Belarusian opposition figure and journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested.

10/12/2021

Culture news

Chopin's last piano gets its 19th century magic back

The last piano Frederic Chopin ever played is currently being restored in the Polish capital. The historic instrument is being given back its original mid-19th century characteristics using expert knowledge and a lot of patience.

10/12/2021

Poland

Polish soldiers find body of suspected migrant near Belarus border

Human rights groups say at least 13 people have already died near the Poland-Belarus border since the start of the summer.

08/12/2021

Poland

As infections soar, Poland struggles to counter anti-vax sentiment

"No matter what you tell me, I will not get vaccinated."

08/12/2021

Poland

Nativity crib contest takes place in Krakow

Three years ago, the Krakow cribs were recognised by UNESCO as a cultural treasure.

06/12/2021

Partner content

Poland’s apple bounty makes it the orchard of Europe

Partner content presented by State of Poland

Symbols of love, sin, fertility and immortality, apples have played a leading role in tales and myths since ancient times.

01/12/2021

Poland

'Full-blown war on women': Bid to further curb abortion sparks anger

Abortions are only allowed in Poland in cases of rape or incest, or if the woman’s life or health is in danger.

30/11/2021

Poland

Poland reports more migrant crossing attempts from Belarus

There were 267 attempts to cross the border fence from Belarus on Tuesday.

24/11/2021

Poland

Poland 'will not yield to blackmail' over Belarus migrant crisis

He went on to warn that "today the target is Poland, but tomorrow it will be Germany, Belgium, France or Spain".

22/11/2021

Poland

Demonstrators on Poland-Belarus border demand more help for migrants

Demonstrators in Poland - close to the Belarusian border - demand that the government does more to help migrants.

21/11/2021

Poland

Donald Tusk driving license suspended for three months for speeding

The former EU official turned Hungarian opposition leader was driving more than double the speed limit in a 50km zone.

20/11/2021

Poland

Water cannon and grenades as tensions rise on Belarus-Poland border

Warsaw says people were armed with gas grenades supplied by Belarus, which they threw over the fence towards Polish guards.

16/11/2021

Poland

Poland's judicial appointments process against EU law, rules ECJ

The EU's top court has ruled that the Polish government's ability to send judges to higher courts and remove them casts doubts over judicial independence.

16/11/2021

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Scores of migrants leave camp for Belarus-Poland border

Hundreds of migrants remained stranded at Belarus' border with Poland on Monday as the European Union agreed to slap further sanctions on the former Soviet nation. Amid the crisis, Poland has also reinforced its side of the frontier with 15,000 soldiers, in addition to border guards and police.

15/11/2021

Poland

Poland arrests three over 'disgraceful' anti-Semitic demonstration

Polish authorities have faced questions as to why it took so long to make the arrests, given that the incident was widely reported in Poland.

15/11/2021

Poland

Belarus: Iraq to fly migrants home in first repatriation flight

The Iraqi government says a first voluntary repatriation flight for its nationals stranded on the Belarus-Poland border will take place on Thursday.

15/11/2021