Poland

Health news

Poland urges polio jabs for kids after finding virus in Warsaw sewage

About 86 per cent of the country's three-year-olds have been vaccinated against polio, shy of the 95 per cent recommended to prevent the spread of the virus.

19/11/2024

Destinations

Why Poland’s Baltic coastline should be on your travel bucket list

Poland’s Baltic coast offers a unique escape with its historic cities, wellness retreats, and shifting dunes.

12/11/2024

Poland

Euroviews. Is illiberalism in Poland truly so hard to beat?

The governing coalition should finally make work of hammering out a real alternative to PiS’ illiberalism with concrete policies rather than just upholding a "but at least we’re not PiS" image, Tom Junes writes.

01/11/2024

Europe News

Polish commission into Russian influence chastises ex-defence minister

The commission has strongly criticised Antoni Macierewicz for his role in cancelling prominent defence projects

30/10/2024

Europe News

Poland reopens discussion on Sunday trading

Since 2018, a number of trade-related activities have been banned on Sundays, but experts say changing consumer habits indicate a need to reconsider these regulations.

30/10/2024

Design

Warsaw's new modern art museum is a stunning post-Soviet statement

Built beside one of the Polish capital's most formidable architectural sites, the new Museum of Modern Art Warsaw is a statement of Poland's forward-looking gaze.

25/10/2024

Europe News

'Without Serbia EU is not complete,' Polish PM Donald Tusk says

Polish PM Donald Tusk met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to discuss Serbia's EU membership progress, emphasising Serbia's importance to the EU and the potential for stronger bilateral and economic cooperation.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Poland shuts Russian consulate in Poznan and expels 10 employees

The decision by the authorities in Warsaw follows an attack plot on the consulate and broader tensions.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Polish radio station replaces fired journalists with AI 'presenters'

The radio station in Krakow called it "the first experiment in Poland" to use AI-generated presenters instead of human journalists.

24/10/2024

Poland

Funeral home in Poland apologises after corpse falls out of hearse in

A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.

19/10/2024

Europe News

NGOs condemn Donald Tusk's plan to fortify Poland's eastern border

The Polish border with Belarus has seen conflict between law enforcement and migrants travelling eastwards, and Germany's decision to temporarily impose border checks has put Poland under further pressure.

17/10/2024

Europe News

Poland accelerates efforts to defend borders with Russia and Belarus

Poland's Prime Minister announced on Monday that the so-called "East Shield" project will begin construction by the end of this year.

14/10/2024

Europe News

Poland tightens entry rules after cash-for-visas scandal

An investigation found the country's former conservative government had pressured its consulates in Asia and Africa to issue Polish visas in exchange for cash, including to Russian nationals.

11/10/2024

Poland

Poland plans to further tighten rules on alcohol sales for under 18s

Alcoholic drinks remain popular in the eastern European country despite the criticism. Poland ranked as Europe's third biggest beer producer in 2023, according to a Eurostat. survey, with the country also being a large exporter of vodka.

03/10/2024

Green News

This Polish reservoir spared two cities from devastating floods

Some have suggested the reservoir should be named after famous Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.

25/09/2024

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Polish town of Lewin Brzeski braces for dramatic flooding

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions in recovery aid to help areas of central Europe that have battled severe flooding for days.

20/09/2024

Poland

Von der Leyen pledges billions for flood recovery in Central Europe

While in Wroclaw, Poland, the President of the European Commission announced billions in aid for countries affected by severe flooding - saying it was "heart-breaking to see the destruction and the devastation through the floods."

19/09/2024

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Floods devastate Polish town of Stronie Śląskie

Severe floods have destroyed the town of Stronie Śląskie in southwest Poland, following the overflow of a nearby dam.

17/09/2024

Europe News

Polish PM calls for EU relief funding as thousands forced to evacuate

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has declared a month-long state of natural disaster as Poland braces for further flooding.

17/09/2024

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Mud, damage and displacement: Poland battles with severe flooding

Severe floods continue to affect parts of Central Europe, with some areas already past the peak and others still facing danger.

17/09/2024

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Freestyler Godziek makes mountain biking history on moving train

In a stunning display of skill, 2024 Slopestyle World Champion Dawid Godziek made mountain biking history by performing daring tricks on a moving train.

13/09/2024

Euronews Witness

Tensions over migrants escalate on Poland's border with Belarus

Two years after Poland erected a border barrier to stop migrants from entering from Belarus, the influx has diminished but public debate over the issue has not, fuelled in part by the fatal stabbing of a soldier in June.

06/09/2024

Culture Series

A deep dive into record breaking underwater fashion photography

Belgian photographer Filip Blommaert and Austrian freediver Christin Gerstorfer went to a depth of 45,4 metres to break the world record for deepest underwater photoshoot.

06/09/2024

Europe News

Poland marks 85th anniversary of Nazi German invasion

In more than five years of brutal German occupation during WWII, the central European country lost 6 million citizens, or a sixth of its population, of which 3 million were Jewish.

01/09/2024

Healthcare

Poland announces new guidelines to provide access to abortion

Previously, abortion was only possible in the case of a pregnancy that was the result of rape or incest or in a situation of extreme danger to a pregnant woman's health.

31/08/2024

Poland

Poland's biggest synthetic opioid lab destroyed in Europol drug bust

Law enforcement agencies seized nearly 200 kg of crystal methadone as part of the cross-border operation.

30/08/2024