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Poland uninvites Hungarian envoy from EU gala over asylum spat

Ties between Warsaw and Budapest soured further last month after Polish fugitive lawmaker Marcin Romanowski was granted asylum in Hungary.

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Poland kicks off presidency of EU Council with an eye on security

Poland has taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months, following Hungary's controversial tenure.

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Poland plans to take Hungary to ECJ over political asylum case

Hungary has granted political asylum to a Polish opposition politician wanted on suspicion of corruption, an act that triggered a diplomatic spat between the two nations.

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Poland introduces mandatory gun training in schools amid Russia threat

Poland has introduced mandatory Education for Safety lessons for children in schools, which include shooting training and basic first aid.

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Poland recalls ambassador to Hungary over fugitive asylum case

Poland's ambassador to Budapest has been recalled to Warsaw indefinitely after Hungary granted asylum to former Polish deputy justice minister, Marcin Romanowski.

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Poland summons Hungarian ambassador over fugitive asylum spat

Hungary's government granted politicial asylum to opposition lawmaker Marcin Romanowski, who is wanted in Poland on charges of corruption and misuse of public funds.

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Incoming ECR President Morawiecki: 'We shall defeat Mordor'

Incoming ECR President Mateusz Morawiecki this week stated in a meeting with Giorgia Meloni that he aims to "defeat Mordor". Euronews spoke to him regarding his real-life definition of the fictional evil empire.

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Lithuanian President touts 5% of GDP on defence in 'coming years'

EU leaders want to ramp up defence production and capacity but have so far been unable to agree on how to finance it.

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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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Banksy and Damien Hirst works recovered in Poland

Polish authorities say they have successfully recovered a collection of stolen artworks by Banksy, Damien Hirst, and other high-profile artists, valued at more than €175,000.

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Half of EU countries missed first deadline to implement migration pact

Only 14 countries have submitted their National Implementation Plans. The Polish government is unwilling to present it.

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Ukraine’s energy crisis a lesson for EU, Polish minister says

As Russia deliberately targets energy infrastructure, war-torn Ukraine is inadvertently showing Europe how it can boost security and resilience, a senior Polish energy official says, as Warsaw prepares to take over the EU Council presidency.

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Brussels blesses Poland's plan to temporarily suspend asylum right

The new guidelines put forward by Brussels reflect the right-wing shift that is rapidly reshaping the bloc's migration and asylum policy.

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Poland opens its first LGBTQ+ museum

Poland becomes the first post-Communist European country to have a dedicated LGBTQ+ museum.

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Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance

Trupa Trupa are much more popular abroad than in Poland itself. Singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski believes it's because of the themes they deal with in their music, history's darkest chapters, especially the Holocaust. Euronews Culture caught up with Grzegorz and the band in Gdańsk.

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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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Will the French government likely fall, and how will that hit Brussels

French prime minister Michel Barnier will face a no-confidence vote today that could topple his government and bring more chaos to the EU.

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Poland's prime minister visits beefed up border with Russia

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect newly constructed military fortifications.

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Polish artist unveils installation at London sustainability hub

Alicja Patanowska’s PLANTATION is the inaugural art installation at the sustainable urban farm project, set in the heart of the City of London.

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Polish PiS party selects historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential pick

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends in August 2025.

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