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Demonstration in support of Belarusian opposition in front of European Commission's Warsaw office

Several hundred people demonstrate in front of the EU Commission representation office in Warsaw in support of detained journalist Roman Protasevich

25/05/2021

Poland

Polish workers fear job losses as EU rules to close coal mine

After the Czech government won a case at the European Court of Justice to close a Polish lignite mine, people living nearby fear losing their jobs.

23/05/2021

Poland

Firefighters battle flames at Poland's largest coal mine

The fire broke out at midday at Poland's Belchatow mine, which has large reserves of lignite or brown coal

22/05/2021

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Poland told to halt brown coal mine near border with Czech Republic

The court's ruling on Friday is a temporary measure pending its final decision on the Czech complaint.

21/05/2021

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Poland's main power plant crippled by outage

The Belhatow power plant supplies energy to 11.5 million of Poland's households.

18/05/2021

Poland

Diplomats from 40 countries call on Poland to protect LGBTQ rights

The Polish government has come under international criticism in recent years for promoting "LGBT free zones" and fueling homophobic rhetoric.

17/05/2021

My Europe Series

100 days since Poland banned abortion, Polish women are fighting back

Polish women are fighting back against Poland's abortion ban. But they need the EU to help them, activists say

12/05/2021

Poland

Poland's disciplinary regime for judges 'contrary to EU law'

"The mere possibility that disciplinary proceedings or measures could be taken against judges on account of the content of their judicial decisions undoubtedly creates a 'chilling effect' not only on those judges but also on other judges in the future."

06/05/2021

Poland

World's first pregnant mummy discovered in Poland

As well as being pregnant, researchers believe the young woman was rich.

01/05/2021

Poland

Polish town scraps controversial move to declare itself 'LGBT-free'

Since 2019, around 100 municipalities have declared themselves free of "LGBT ideology", following support from Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice party.

30/04/2021

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Poland's ex-PM criticised over photos after Smolensk plane crash

The images of Ewa Kopacz appeared in a new film about the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk.

23/04/2021

Poland

Mystery animal sighting in Krakow ends up being a croissant

Animal welfare officers said they were "almost swept off their feet by a laughing attack" when they realised the animal was in fact a flaky viennoiserie pastry.

16/04/2021

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Poland expels three Russian diplomats over 'hostile actions'

The move comes after the White House announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats over a massive cyberattack and election interference.

15/04/2021

Poland

New chambers of Poland Supreme Court may violate EU law: CJEU opinion

Evgeni Tanchev's opinion came out on the same day when Poland ruled that the country's human rights ombudsman - a critic of the government - must leave office at the end of his term.

15/04/2021

Poland

COVID spike pushes Polish hospitals to the brink over Easter weekend

Beds in some hospitals were almost all taken up by coronavirus patients over the Easter weekend in Poland, which has currently seen record case numbers.

05/04/2021

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Poland moves a step closer to quitting domestic violence treaty

The Polish government claims the Istanbul Convention does not respect religion and promotes controversial ideologies about gender.

01/04/2021

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Writer charged for calling Poland's president a 'moron'

Polish writer faces a potential three-year prison sentence for calling President Duda a "moron" in a Facebook post.

23/03/2021

Nature

Poland set to resume logging in one of Europe's last primeval forests

Logging in Bialowieza forest was suspended in 2017 after a ruling by the European Court of Justice.

12/03/2021

Poland

Police hunt sparked after grandfather picks up wrong boy from nursery

The 80-year-old man only realised he had not collected his grandson when the police arrived at his house.

10/03/2021

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Poland urged to suspend planned hospital treatments amid COVID spike

Poland's health authority has recommended the suspension of scheduled medical appointments to provide additional hospital beds during the pandemic.

09/03/2021

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This Polish teen's cosmetics website is helping women escape violence

Poland has one of the worst records on preventing violence against women in Europe.

08/03/2021

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Poland clears LGBT activists of putting rainbow on Roman Catholic icon

"This is a triumph for the LGBT+ resistance movement in the most homophobic country of the European Union,'' the Love Does Not Exclude group said.

02/03/2021

Europe News

EU 'must act faster' to stop loss of judicial independence in Poland

It comes as the EU's top court ruled Warsaw's new regulations for appointing judges to the Supreme Court could violate the bloc's law.

02/03/2021

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Swimsuit-clad Poles fundraise with chilly swim and beach piano tunes

"We are making his (Mikolaj's) dream come true, we want him to grow up normally, with our support. On April 27, he will be operated on in the United States," pianist Tomasz Szwelnik said of the fundraising attempt.

28/02/2021

Poland

EU criticises Poland abortion ban as it reminds it to 'respect rights'

The EU's equality commissioner has urged member states to "respect fundamental rights" during a hearing about Poland's new abortion law.

24/02/2021

Moments

Why are people building thousands of snowmen by a lake in Poland?

Dozens of residents have flocked to this Polish village to build snowmen in an effort to raise money for an ill child.

22/02/2021