Poland

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

My Europe Series

Poland's coal paradox

Host of the #Cop24 Poland heavily depends on coal and tops the list of Europ's most polluting and CO2 emitting countries. Insiders takes you on a journey from the Czech Republic to the heart of Silesia, Poland's realm of coal, to hear from those to whom coal is either a lifeline or a plague.

21/12/2018

Poland

Euroviews. 'They said I'd go to hell as an orphan. But I knew my parents lived'

Marta was beaten, insulted and force-fed by the nuns who were supposed to be looking after her.

19/12/2018

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Spectacular demolition of four large silos in Poland

Four silos have been demolished in Wroclaw, Poland near the Odra river to make way for a new housing development. Footage from Polish broadcaster TVN showed the controlled explosion on Tuesday that crumbled the silos with clouds of ash and smoke.

18/12/2018

World

President Duda sends several Supreme Court judges back to the bench

The Polish government has reinstated a group of Supreme Court judges who had previously been forced into early retirement.

18/12/2018

Poland

Meet the Polish paramilitaries who look beyond Russia for motivation

What attracts young Poles to paramilitary organisations? As it turns out, it’s not a fear of Russia. At least, not only. Close to the Polish-Lithuanian border, in a small town called Augustów, local youths train inside a school building to become paramilitary soldiers.

17/12/2018

World

Questions remain after environmental summit concludes in Poland

After two weeks of divisive negotiations on climate policy, the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland has ended with an agreement to fight rising carbon emissions – but many believe the deal doesn't go far enough.

17/12/2018

Poland

What is the COP24 climate change rulebook and why do we need it?

Nearly 200 countries have signed up to a 156-page rulebook for implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. But what is the rulebook, why is it necessary and why are some already criticising it?

16/12/2018

Poland

COP24 agreement sidesteps financial issues

Observers give guarded welcome to climate change deal

16/12/2018

Poland

COP24 annouces agreement in Katowice

The COP24 United Nations climate talks needed overtime and frantic negotiations to succeed, but the success now means nearly 200 nations have a rulebook to follow to implement the 2015 Paris climate accord.

15/12/2018

Poland

COP24: Was any progress made in the fight against rising temperatures?

COP24 is billed to be one of the biggest climate conferences since the Paris Agreement. What happened? Euronews explains

14/12/2018

My Europe Series

IMMERSIVE STORY: Take a tour of Europe's coal country

Intense coal mining has made Katowice, where COP24 negotiations are taking place right now, one of Europe's most polluted areas. Take an interactive tour of coal country and meet the people who are fighting to keep it alive.

14/12/2018

Poland

'Real crisis is climate, not Brexit,' campaigners tell EU leaders

Activists are taking to the streets of Brussels today, calling for more action from world leaders before COP24 climate conference ends on Friday.

13/12/2018

Poland

Hopes dwindle at COP24 as climate talks draw to a close

Delegates' confidence is waning as they struggle to agree a rulebook for implementing the landmark Paris Agreement before Saturday.

13/12/2018

Poland

The long road to justice for Polish childrens' abuse at the hands of nuns

For decades vulnerable children were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse at the Special Care Centre in Zabrze run by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo

12/12/2018

Poland

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit.

12/12/2018

Poland

Watch: Protest breaks out at COP24 speech

Protesters disrupted a COP24 press conference after a US representative said there will be no change to the American climate policy, adding fossil fuels and nuclear energy will not be going away any day soon.

10/12/2018

Poland

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN climate change participants

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN Climate Change talks participants

09/12/2018

Poland

COP24: Poland's Kurtyka explains a 'just' climate change strategy

'It's important to make this transition and not lose anybody on the trip'

07/12/2018

Poland

EU climate and energy targets set to challenge coal-dependent Poland

EU climate and energy targets, such as phasing out fossil fuels, will be hard to swallow in Poland as coal accounts for 80% of electricity generation

03/12/2018

Poland

Sir David Attenborough warns of 'collapse of civilisations' at COP24

Sir David Attenborough addressed the UN's COP24 climate change conference on Monday off the back of his social media #TakeYourSeat campaign.

03/12/2018

Poland

Watch again: 'We can't afford to fail,' says UN's Guterres at COP24

Watch again as UN Secretary-General Guterres addresses reporters at COP 24 in Poland.

03/12/2018

Poland

COP24 host Poland faces difficult challenge to wean itself off coal

The Polish coal mining sector has already gone through deep restructuring in the past decades. The transition was not always successful.

03/12/2018

Poland

World leaders scramble to rescue Paris climate deal at COP24

The most important talks on climate change since the 2015 Paris agreement started in Poland on Sunday.

03/12/2018

Poland

Euroviews. '1983' is Netflix's dystopian answer to 'The Man in the High Castle'

“1983” makes the argument that true global entertainment is good for viewers around the world. I'm convinced.

01/12/2018

Poland

Greenpeace stages chimney top protest at Polish coal power plant

Activists endure freezing conditions in protest against Poland's pro-coal energy policy

29/11/2018