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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.

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Women's rights groups protest against abortion law in Poland

"We voted for the government that promised us civil unions," a protester said. "We voted for the government that promised us abortion."

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Poland and Ukraine sign 'unprecedented' military agreement

The Ukrainian leader met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Monday to discuss Russia's continuing attacks on Ukraine and further support from NATO.

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Tusk: Germany should take responsibility for Poland's border

The meeting was the first of its kind in six years as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attempts to mend ties with his German counterpart.

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Poland exit polls: PM Tusk keeps upper hand over PiS in EU elections

Tusk's political alliance, Civic Coalition, maintained its lead over the right-wing populist Law and Justice or PiS, with the far-right Confederation party entering the European Parliament for the first time.