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How Poland's divisive election is fuelling anti-LGBT 'hate speech'

Presidential hopeful Andrzej Duda said LGBT activism is an "ideology" more "destructive than communism".

10/07/2020

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How the far-right could be kingmaker in Poland's presidential election

You might think Poland's far-right will flock to support incumbent Andrzej Duda. But it's more complex than that.

10/07/2020

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Race to be Poland's next president: Who is Rafał Trzaskowski?

Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda topped the first round in the presidential election on Sunday, but now faces a run-off against the Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12.

10/07/2020

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Euroviews. LGBT+ civil rights hang in the balance in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election ǀ View

With polls too close to call, Poland's presidential runoff election could seal the fate of the country's LGBT+ community and their civil rights.

09/07/2020

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Polish presidential poll on a knife edge between Duda & pro-EU hopeful

Who do you think will triumph?

09/07/2020

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Analysis: What's at stake in Poland's presidential runoff?

Duda is running for a second term as Polish president while Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski has seen his stock rise in recent months.

28/06/2020

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Euroviews. Women’s safety, protection and freedom is at stake in Poland | View

"If things continue on this path, Poland will be unrecognisable, compared with other EU countries," writes Caroline Hickson, regional director at the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network.

26/06/2020

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Who is Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the puppet master of Poland's far-right?

Since the death of his twin brother in a 2010 plane crash, Kaczynski has been the main force behind the Polish nationalist right. But is his influence beginning to wane?

26/06/2020

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Poland votes: Is Warsaw's pro-EU mayor a threat to incumbent Duda?

Andrzej Duda, Poland's incumbent president, is expected to win the first round of voting on Sunday. But he is set to face a much tougher run-off, say experts.

25/06/2020

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LGBT campaigners denounce President Duda's comments on "communism"

The Polish President claimed the LGBT 'ideology' is more harmful than communism during a campaign rally on Saturday, as he seeks re-election in the predominantly Catholic country.

15/06/2020

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Coal mine workers make up a tenth of Poland's COVID-19 cases

Coal mining company JSW said on Monday that 2,771 COVID-19 infections had been detected at its Polish mines. The country has so far recorded 26,780 cases.

08/06/2020

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MEPs call for 'decisive action' over rule of law in Poland

Brussels has long voiced concerns over the threats to judicial independence in Poland but the European Council has not taken any formal action to suspend the country's voting rights.

26/05/2020

Smart Regions

APPy to help: Polish town uses mobile tech to support isolated

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions explores how a specially adapted mobile app is helping the most vulnerable members of a Polish community receive vital support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25/05/2020

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Poland's top politician defends policy after election crisis

The election set to take place Sunday was suspended following debate over how and when voting could be done safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

10/05/2020

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Poland's presidential election cancelled with just four days to go

With only four days to go, Poland's presidential election has been cancelled. The opposition had voiced fears about its legitimacy during the currrent pandemic and whether sufficient infrastructure for postal voting could be put in place in time.

06/05/2020

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Poland's all-postal election 'undermines democracy', warns HRW

Poland's government has moved ahead with plans to hold the presidential election on May 10 via a new mail-in system. Human Rights Watch says the moved would not deliver "free, and fair" elections.

28/04/2020

My Europe Series

Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods

African Swine Fever, ASF, is a disease transmitted from wild boar to farmed pigs. There's no risk to us, ASF can't infect humans, but it does cause huge economic problems and Poland is currently on the front line. Find out in Unreported Europe what is being done to stop the spread of the disease.

24/04/2020

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Polish MPs vote to delay controversial abortion & sex education bills

"It is shameful that parliamentarians did not reject these two retrogressive proposals unequivocally," said Amnesty International Poland.

16/04/2020

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Euroviews. First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second.

15/04/2020

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Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown

Amnesty International say that laws on abortion and sex education "must not be rushed through under cover of COVID-19".

14/04/2020

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Polish MPs set to debate abortion ban while lockdown prevents protest

Mass protests helped stop a near-total abortion ban in 2016. This time, amid the coronavirus lockdown, that option is not available.

12/04/2020

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'Our plans collapsed in a second': Polish lockdown hits migrants hard

There are nearly two million migrant workers in Poland. Most have lost jobs during the pandemic and some are frantically trying to find a way home.

06/04/2020

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Grammy award-winning Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

Polish culture "has suffered a great and irreparable loss", the country's culture minister said on Sunday.

29/03/2020

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Poland's bid for nuclear power

It is known that Poland will not abandon coal completely. It is also known that renewable energy is not able to meet the needs of the Polish economy. So the Polish energy strategy is to provide for the construction of a civil energy nuclear sector.

23/03/2020

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'Please stop all crime': Polish police plea amid COVID-19 workload

If only it was that easy.

20/03/2020

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Amazon series Hunters under fire over Auschwitz 'human chess' scene

The Auschwitz Museum in Poland says that inventing atrocities that didn't happen at the Nazi death camp only encourages Holocaust denial.

24/02/2020