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AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit

They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist.

Poland

Poland to shut last Russian consulate after weekend railway sabotage

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has described the weekend explosion on a line linking Warsaw to the border with Ukraine as an "unprecedented act of sabotage."

World News

How do Polish citizens feel about new military training programme?

Poland is betting on strengthening defence preparedness. At the same time, surveys show differing attitudes among Poles towards involvement in defence.

World News

Flexing muscles: Is physical fitness becoming a must for politicians?

In times of uncertainty, a politician who displays physical strength can appeal to voters, says Professor Jacek Wasilewski, a media expert from the University of Warsaw.

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Culture news

War and Chopin: Behind the photographic lens with Wojciech Grzędziński

For two decades now, a certain important pretext has drawn photojournalist Wojciech Grzędziński away from the front line and traditionally leads him to Warsaw - the Chopin International Piano Competition. But what does Chopin have to do with war and conflict?

Economy

From boom to slowdown: Central and Eastern Europe faces strain

Economists at the Warsaw School of Economics examined the fate of the 11 Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union after 2004. The analysis shows that each of these countries made exemplary use of accession, but that prospects for the next decade are much less optimistic.

Art

Polish Artist Igor Mitoraj's 'Tindaro' sells for a record €1.6 million

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest in the artist and his reflective works.

Poland

Poland was shooting a cannon at a fly, top general tells Euronews

The use of F-35 aircraft to shoot down drones shows that Poland is not yet ready for mass drone warfare, according to Lieutenant General Jarosław Gromadziński in an interview with Euronews.

Poland

Poland calls for UN Security Council meeting after drone incursion

Poland on Wednesday became the first NATO member to actively engage with Russian drones since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Warsaw said the breach was deliberate.

World News

Are European capitals under threat from Russia's kamikaze drones?

On Wednesday, the Polish army shot down several Russian attack drones. The explosives-laden aircraft could also reach other European cities.

Poland

Poland triggers NATO Article 4 after Russia's drone incursion

Polish authorities have recorded and tracked 19 crossings into Polish airspace by Russian drones.

Poland

Expert: drone incidents will continue in Poland

'If the conflict across our border continues, the risk of further incidents is significant', warns Andrzej Kinski, editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Wojsko i Technika, commenting on the drone explosion in a cornfield in Osiny, eastern Poland.

Poland

Russian military drone crashes and explodes in eastern Poland

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the media that the drone was a Russian version of the Shahed model, which is produced by Iran.

Europe News

Poland says Russia's secret service hired Colombian for arson attacks

The Internal Security Agency says the 27-year-old Colombian national was acting on behalf of Russian intelligence when he carried out two arson attacks in Poland last year. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

Tech News

Meet the world's best programmer: A Polish man who beat ChatGPT

Pole Przemyslaw "Psyho" Debiak won the prestigious AWTF Heuristic programming tournament. He beat not only the human participants, but also AI. He is the only human to have succeeded.

Europe News

Poles on cooperation between Nawrocki and Tusk: 'Two different worlds'

Euronews asked residents of Warsaw about whether relations would improve between Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki and the government.

Culture news

Easter eggs from around the world on display in this Polish museum

A symbolic tradition across the world, colorful Easter eggs are synonymous with the holiday. The Easter egg museum in Ciechanowiec, Poland, brings together the world's largest collection of these fragile works of art.

Art

Japan explores 'Young Polish' art movement in landmark exhibition

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. The exhibition 'Young Poland: Polish Art 1890-1918' includes echoes of Japanese artistic tradition.

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