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Poland and Ukraine agree to exhume WW2 Volhynia massacre victims

The massacre of around 100,000 Polish civilians by a Ukrainian paramilitary force had long soured diplomatic relations between the otherwise close allies.

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Poland says Netanyahu won't be arrested if he attends Auschwitz event

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will not be detained despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.

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Poland inaugurates EU Council presidency

An opening gala was held at the National Theatre in Warsaw as Poland inaugurated its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it assumed on 1 January 2025.

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Donald Tusk meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday. Tusk expressed his country’s unwavering support to Ukraine, as Warsaw gears up to take-over the presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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Poland pushing migrants back to Belarus, claims Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch alleged abuses and illegal pushbacks at the border between Poland and Belarus, asking the Polish government for accountability towards rights of asylum seekers.

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Deadly Russian strike kills at least three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the air strike proves Ukraine needs to enhance its air defence system.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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'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.

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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.

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Poland won't respect EU right to asylum if it threatens security- PM

Prime Minister Donald Tusk is expected to present the new Polish migration pact at a government meeting on 15 October.

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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.

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Not-so-well-liked: Who are Europe's most unpopular leaders?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's approval rating has hit a new low of just 18%, according to a recent survey. In Europe, he is not alone.

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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.

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Polish prime minister announces record defence spending in 2025 budget

The current proposal would break the previous defence spending record of 159 billion zlotys (€37 billion) in the 2024 budget.

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We don't have the votes to liberalise Poland's abortion law, says Tusk

The broad coalition led by Tusk doesn't have the support in parliament to liberalise one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, he said.

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Poland eyes up hosting Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044

Prime Minister Donald Tusk's announcement comes after a poor display by Poland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the country won only one gold.