United Kingdom Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain "condemns Belarus' decision to expel Polish and Lithuanian diplomats" which he described as "completely unjustified". 10/10/2020
Poland Poland fines Russian energy giant Gazprom €6.5bn over Nord Stream 2 Gazprom insists there are no grounds for the fine and says it is a politically-motivated move to please the US government. 08/10/2020
Poland Poland's culture war: LGBT people forced to turn to civil disobedience In a political climate where anti-LGBT rhetoric is becoming ever more shrill, LGBT people and rights activists are turning to civil disobedience as their last resort to have their voice heard. 06/10/2020
World Painful transition? Poland agrees to phase out coal mines by 2049 Coal reserves in Upper Silesia, in the south of the country, are perceived as key to energy security and a patriotic alternative to gas and oil imported from Russia. 05/10/2020
World Jews in Europe face new restrictions on religious freedom, says rabbi From Poland to Belgium, laws that restrict practices such as ritual slaughter and circumcision target Jewish communities, Rabbi Menachem Margolin said. 01/10/2020
Poland Polish Cabinet reshuffle: Kaczynski joins as deputy prime minister Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki presented a reshuffled Cabinet on Wednesday that formally brings the conservative ruling party's leader into a government position. 30/09/2020
Poland Activists nominated for award for tracking ‘LGBT-free zones’ in Poland Activists in Poland have been nominated for a prestigious human rights award for tracking the growth of "LGBT-free zones" in the country. 29/09/2020
Poland Ambassadors to Poland write open letter appealing for LGBT acceptance The Polish government responded to the letter saying that while they respected the human rights of LGBT people, marriage was between a man and a woman. 28/09/2020
Poland Nobel laureate refuses local honour over Poland's LGBT 'rift' Nobel Prize-winning writer Olga Tokarczuk said that receiving it at the same time as Bishop Ignacy Dec, who has made hostile comments about the LGBT community, would highlight the "painful rift" in Poland over LGBT rights. 25/09/2020
no comment New Pope John Paul II sculpture unveiled in Warsaw The sculpture, titled "Poisoned Source", shows the Polish pope holding a meteorite high over a pool of red water representing blood. 24/09/2020
Poland Belongings of 'The Pianist' Wladyslaw Szpilman up for auction A fountain pen, silver pocket watch and other prized possessions of the late Jewish-Polish composer Wladyslaw Szpilman go under the hammer in Warsaw next week. 19/09/2020
Life Smog-eating paint purifies air on this giant mural in Poland It uses sunlight to convert pollutants into less harmful compounds. 18/09/2020
Poland Airpnp: Polish activists cause a stink with toilet-sharing app stunt An association in Poland has advertised a new app that purports to allow Warsaw residents to rent out their toilet for a fee — but there's a catch. 16/09/2020
no comment Extinction Rebellion activists block one of Warsaw's main streets Approximately 300 Extinction Rebellion demonstrators block an avenue in the centre of the Polish capital before being evacuated by the police. 07/09/2020
Belarus Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to meet Polish PM Tsikhanouskaya has insisted she is open to discussing the situation in her country with all parties, including Russia. 06/09/2020
Netherlands Dutch court stops extraditions to Poland over rule of law concerns The Dutch court fears that recent changes to Polish law allowing for more disciplinary actions against judges mean "they can no longer be independent of the Polish government". 04/09/2020
