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Poland introduces mandatory gun training in schools amid Russia threat

Poland has introduced mandatory Education for Safety lessons for children in schools, which include shooting training and basic first aid.

23/12/2024

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Poland recalls ambassador to Hungary over fugitive asylum case

Poland's ambassador to Budapest has been recalled to Warsaw indefinitely after Hungary granted asylum to former Polish deputy justice minister, Marcin Romanowski.

20/12/2024

Art

Banksy and Damien Hirst works recovered in Poland

Polish authorities say they have successfully recovered a collection of stolen artworks by Banksy, Damien Hirst, and other high-profile artists, valued at more than €175,000.

17/12/2024

Culture news

Poland opens its first LGBTQ+ museum

Poland becomes the first post-Communist European country to have a dedicated LGBTQ+ museum.

11/12/2024

Art

Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance

Trupa Trupa are much more popular abroad than in Poland itself. Singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski believes it's because of the themes they deal with in their music, history's darkest chapters, especially the Holocaust. Euronews Culture caught up with Grzegorz and the band in Gdańsk.

11/12/2024

Europe News

Poland says it will maintain strict asylum policy during EU presidency

Over the last three years, Poland has faced a surge of attempted border crossings from Belarus, prompting stronger security measures and ongoing discussions over migration policies.

05/12/2024

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Poland's prime minister visits beefed up border with Russia

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect newly constructed military fortifications.

30/11/2024

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Polish PiS party selects historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential pick

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends in August 2025.

24/11/2024

Europe News

Donald Tusk's party chooses Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate

Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been chosen by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate for next year's presidential election, defeating Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.

23/11/2024

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Fatal pile-up on Polish motorway amid first snow

A tragic pile-up on the A4 motorway near Bolesławiec, Poland, involving four lorries, two cars, and a van, left one person dead and another injured on Friday morning. Witnesses cite poor road conditions and lack of surface preparation during the season’s first snowfall. Police are investigating.

22/11/2024

Europe News

Polish PM Tusk's party holds presidential primary to choose candidate

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not run in the Civic Coalition's contest, which is between the foreign minister and Warsaw's mayor.

22/11/2024

Explore

Lower Silesia's castles, spas and walks with Eva zu Beck

In partnership with Polish Tourism Organisation

In this episode of Explore Poland, travel filmmaker and Youtuber Eva zu Beck guides us through Lower Silesia, uncovering spa towns, castle hotels, gingerbread traditions, and breathtaking mountains in this magical Polish region.

21/11/2024

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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