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Analysis: Will Poland's election postponement help the opposition?

Support for Andrzej Duda, who is running for a second term as Poland's president, has fallen in recent weeks.

26/06/2020

Jaroslaw Kaczynski attends a scaled-down observance in memory of his twin brother, the late President Lech Kaczynski, and 95 others killed in a plane crash 10 years ago.

Who is Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the puppet master of Poland's far-right?

Since the death of his twin brother in a 2010 plane crash, Kaczynski has been the main force behind the Polish nationalist right. But is his influence beginning to wane?

26/06/2020

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Poland votes: Is Warsaw's pro-EU mayor a threat to incumbent Duda?

Andrzej Duda, Poland's incumbent president, is expected to win the first round of voting on Sunday. But he is set to face a much tougher run-off, say experts.

25/06/2020

"I don't think we've ever been closer to Poland than right now," Trump said.

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Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

The U.S. president praised Poland for its NATO defence spending and criticised Germany for buying gas from Russia.

24/06/2020

Laura Codruta Kovesi, Romania's former chief anti-corruption prosecutor arrives for a hearing by prosecutors probing her for official misconduct and bribery, in Bucharest, Rom

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Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law

So far, the EU's response to assaults on the rule of law was based on infringement procedures, European Court of Justice rulings, and - in the case of Hungary and Poland - the so-called Article 7 process. But now, the EU is introducing new tools.

23/06/2020

Poland

LGBT campaigners denounce President Duda's comments on "communism"

The Polish President claimed the LGBT 'ideology' is more harmful than communism during a campaign rally on Saturday, as he seeks re-election in the predominantly Catholic country.

15/06/2020

Coronavirus: Poland reopens all its EU borders for first time in nearly three months

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Coronavirus: Poland reopens all EU borders after nearly three months

Poland reopened its borders with Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia on Saturday, while the frontier with Lithuania had already been opened on Friday.

13/06/2020

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MEPs call for 'decisive action' over rule of law in Poland

Brussels has long voiced concerns over the threats to judicial independence in Poland but the European Council has not taken any formal action to suspend the country's voting rights.

26/05/2020

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APPy to help: Polish town uses mobile tech to support isolated

Smart Regions explores how a specially adapted mobile app is helping the most vulnerable members of a Polish community receive vital support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25/05/2020

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The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View

In a single decision, the German Constitutional Court struck two blows at the heart of European integration: its common currency and the primacy of EU law. The next weeks will tell us whether it will lead to disintegration or further integration.

20/05/2020

A judge's robe hangs over a chair before the second senate of the Germany's Federal Constitutional Court pronounces its verdict on the European Central Bank's (ECB) case

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Germany’s Constitutional Court has gone nuclear. What happens next will shape the EU’s future ǀ View

The BVerfG has blown up more than 60 years of loyal dialogue with Luxembourg and has profoundly eroded the authority of the EU’s highest jurisdiction. This comes at a particularly sensitive time.

15/05/2020

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Poland's top politician defends policy after election crisis

The election set to take place Sunday was suspended following debate over how and when voting could be done safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

10/05/2020

World

Deal agreed to build gas pipeline under sea between Denmark and Poland

Poland imports most of its natural gas from Russia and the new pipeline has been hailed in Warsaw as a way of reducing dependence on Moscow.

05/05/2020

Poland celebrates Constitution Day as criticism grows over postal Presidential vote legislation

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Poland holds scaled down Constitution Day celebrations

Poland has held scaled-down National Flag day and Constitution day celebrations amidst Coronavirus pandemic.

03/05/2020

A protester confronts police during a demonstration against the deepening financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 28, 2020

World

Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

Kosovo's and Serbia's land-swap troubles, the new Morandi bridge in Genoa, Poland's postal-presidential vote, protests in Lebanon and a new underwater bridge between Denmark and Germany.

01/05/2020

Unreported Europe

Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods

African Swine Fever, ASF, is a disease transmitted from wild boar to farmed pigs. There's no risk to us, ASF can't infect humans, but it does cause huge economic problems and Poland is currently on the front line. Find out in Unreported Europe what is being done to stop the spread of the disease.

24/04/2020

Leader of Poland's conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, bottom, and prominent party member Ryszard Terlecki, top, in parliament, in Warsaw, Poland, on April 16, 2020

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Five stories you may have missed due to the coronavirus pandemic

From proposed legislation to restrict abortion in Poland to the first anniversary of the Notre-Dame fire, here are five stories you may have missed this week.

17/04/2020

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Polish MPs vote to delay controversial abortion & sex education bills

"It is shameful that parliamentarians did not reject these two retrogressive proposals unequivocally," said Amnesty International Poland.

16/04/2020

Jaroslaw Kaczynski,left, leader of the conservative ruling party Law and Justice, speaks with other members of his party in parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Friday April 3, 2020

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First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second.

15/04/2020

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Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown

Amnesty International say that laws on abortion and sex education "must not be rushed through under cover of COVID-19".

14/04/2020

Women protest a tightening of abortion laws in Warsaw in 2017.

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Polish MPs set to debate abortion ban while lockdown prevents protest

Mass protests helped stop a near-total abortion ban in 2016. This time, amid the coronavirus lockdown, that option is not available.

12/04/2020

World

Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

With all eyes on the coronavirus pandemic, what stories have slipped under the radar?

10/04/2020

Poland

'Our plans collapsed in a second': Polish lockdown hits migrants hard

There are nearly two million migrant workers in Poland. Most have lost jobs during the pandemic and some are frantically trying to find a way home.

06/04/2020

Luxembourg

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic guilty of rejecting refugees - ECJ

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic breached EU law by failing to take in refugees, rules European Court of Justice

02/04/2020

Romania

COVID-19 and Romania's healthcare brain drain could be 'perfect storm'

Countries in eastern Europe have not been hit too hard by COVID-19. But if and when it does come, are they equipped to cope?

30/03/2020

Poland

Poland's bid for nuclear power

It is known that Poland will not abandon coal completely. It is also known that renewable energy is not able to meet the needs of the Polish economy. So the Polish energy strategy is to provide for the construction of a civil energy nuclear sector.

23/03/2020

Poland

Race to be Poland's next president: Who is Rafał Trzaskowski?

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Analysis: Will Poland's election postponement help the opposition?

Who is Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the puppet master of Poland's far-right?

Poland votes: Is Warsaw's pro-EU mayor a threat to incumbent Duda?

Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law

LGBT campaigners denounce President Duda's comments on "communism"

Coronavirus: Poland reopens all EU borders after nearly three months

MEPs call for 'decisive action' over rule of law in Poland

APPy to help: Polish town uses mobile tech to support isolated

The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View

Germany’s Constitutional Court has gone nuclear. What happens next will shape the EU’s future ǀ View

Poland's top politician defends policy after election crisis

Deal agreed to build gas pipeline under sea between Denmark and Poland

Poland holds scaled down Constitution Day celebrations

Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods

Five stories you may have missed due to the coronavirus pandemic

Polish MPs vote to delay controversial abortion & sex education bills

First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown

Polish MPs set to debate abortion ban while lockdown prevents protest

Five stories you may have missed because of the coronavirus pandemic

'Our plans collapsed in a second': Polish lockdown hits migrants hard

Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic guilty of rejecting refugees - ECJ

COVID-19 and Romania's healthcare brain drain could be 'perfect storm'

Poland's bid for nuclear power