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Euroviews. When Polish judges become human rights defenders ǀ View

In a significant move today, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure to protect judges in Poland from political control. [...] By failing to protect judges from political interference, the country’s disciplinary regime [...] threatens the functioning of the EU as a whole.

04/04/2019

Poland

EU moves to sanction Poland over law targeting judges

"The new disciplinary regime undermines the judicial independence of Polish judges," the EU Commission's First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, said.

04/04/2019

Poland

EU would grant permanent customs union if UK asks: Barnier

"The EU was always respectful of the UK's choice", Barnier said.

29/03/2019

Living

Craft beer as a mean of artistic freedom

From the Baltic States to Hungary down to Croatia, Eastern Europe is proving very fertile for craft beer.

28/03/2019

Poland

Watch: Albino penguin makes first public appearance

"To put it bluntly, it's a misfit. The white colour really catches your eye. It would be the first to be attacked by predators [in the wild]."

26/03/2019

Poland

Auschwitz visitors told not to balance on train tracks for photos

Auschwitz Memorial told visitors in a Tweet "there are better places to learn how to walk on a balance beam than the site which symbolizes deportations of hundreds of thousands to their deaths".

20/03/2019

Poland

Polish Catholic Church say clergy sexually abused up to 382 children

The report is part of an investigation into widespread abuse of children by the clergy in countries such as Chile, the US, Australia, and Ireland, which has shaken the Catholic Church.

14/03/2019

Poland

Former deputy of murdered Gdansk mayor wins election to replace him

Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, the former deputy of murdered Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz, has won the city's mayoral race by a huge margin.

04/03/2019

Poland

Gdansk votes for successor to murdered mayor

Residents in Poland’s northern city of Gdansk will choose a successor for the late Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was fatally stabbed during a charity event in January.

03/03/2019

World

Summit on Middle East begins in Poland with poor attendance

The United States is leading a global summit on the Middle East in Poland today. The summit - which is expected to focus on Iran - has no Middle East attendees and poor European attendance also.

13/02/2019

Poland

What has sparked Norway's diplomatic row with Poland?

Poland announced yesterday that it planned to expel a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar action from Norway earlier in the year

12/02/2019

Poland

Countries cut Polish beef imports, as EU starts 'sick cow' inspection

Countries cut Polish beef imports after 'sick cow' scandal as EU begins inspection

04/02/2019

Europe News

Poland's first openly gay politician launches pro-EU party

Robert Biedron's progressive Wiosna or Spring party aims to challenge the centre-right status quo that has permeated the Polish political scene for the past 14 years.

04/02/2019

Poland

Meat from sick cow abattoir in Poland 'sold to ten EU countries'

Meat from a Polish abattoir at the centre of a scandal over slaughtering sick cows has been sold to ten other EU countries, Euronews has learned.

30/01/2019

Poland

International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations at Auschwitz

Survivors, priests and staff at Auschwitz commemorated the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp.

27/01/2019

Smart Regions

This pocket-sized device is a step towards diagnosing illness at home

In partnership with the European Commission

A revolutionary new device could transform diagnosing infections

24/01/2019

Poland

Poland mourns murdered mayor at funeral in Gdansk

Poland mourns murdered mayor at funeral in Gdansk

19/01/2019

Poland

Thousands attend the funeral of murdered Gdansk mayor, Adamowicz.

Thousands gathered in Gdansk for the funeral of Paweł Adamowicz, who was killed last Sunday.

19/01/2019

Poland

Poland holds a day mourning for the mayor of Gdansk

Thousands of mourners gathed outside St Mary's church in the city on Saturday as the funeral service was held for Pawel Adamowicz.

19/01/2019

Poland

Thousands march alongside murdered Gdansk mayor's coffin

Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed on stage during a charity event on Sunday. He will be buried this afternoon.

18/01/2019

Poland

Polish man achieves lifelong dream of building a working igloo

A Polish carpenter always dreamed of fulfilling his dream of building a life-size igloo. He's now achieved that and is on his way to building his second one atop a snowy mountain.

18/01/2019

Poland

Thousands march in Poland to mourn murdered mayor Pawel Adamowicz

The mayor of a city in Poland has died after he was stabbed while on stage during the finale of a large charity event on Sunday.

13/01/2019

Poland

Huawei sacks employee arrested on spying charges in Poland

Poland arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish national on charges of spying on Friday, amid increasing criticism of the telecoms equipment maker.

11/01/2019

Poland

Salvini: Poland and Italy will be part of the new spring of Europe

Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was in Warsaw on Wednesday to discuss the formation of a eurosceptic alliance with the leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski

09/01/2019

My Europe Series

Poland's coal conundrum

In this episode of Insiders Euronews travels to Poland to look at the country's deadly dependence on coal.

21/12/2018

My Europe Series

What's behind Poland's love affair with coal?

Euronews' Sophie Claudet and Valerie Gauriat discuss the reasons behind Poland's continued dependence on coal.

21/12/2018