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Polish soldiers foil attempted illegal border crossing from Belarus

Polish authorities thwarted an illegal border crossing attempt near Belarus on 21 March, capturing footage of a group attempting to cut through a metal gate.

Poland

Could another European country develop its own nuclear weapons?

Building up a nuclear deterrent from scratch is no easy feat, but with the US distancing itself from Europe, the idea has started to resurface.

Europe News

Former Polish defence minister charged over military data leak

Former minister of defence and deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak have been charged after leaking government plans in the case of a Russian invasion.

The Europe Conversation

We need to improve democracy, Lech Wałęsa says

Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Lech Wałęsa, calls for systemic changes to safeguard democracy and avoid the rise of populist leaders.

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Baltics and Poland announce planned withdrawal from landmine treaty

The Ottawa Convention prohibits the production, possession, and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

Poland

Poland and Baltic states to exit landmine treaty over Russia threat

The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have recommended leaving the 1997 Ottawa Treaty due to Russia's aggression.

The Europe Conversation

Poland will not implement EU migration pact, says interior minister

"Poland should be prepared for all scenarios, even the most black such as an attack by Russia, but of course this does not mean that they will come true,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs, speaking to Euronews.

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Polish PM Donald Tusk offers US actor training for James Bond role

In a toungue-in-cheek comment, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has thrown a new name into the mix of ever-growing speculation regarding who should play the new 007...

Europe News

Euronews celebrates impartial journalism at launch of Polish edition

Guests at the event in Warsaw on Thursday included Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa, Poland's Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, and opposition leader Mateusz Morawiecki.

Europe News

Euronews Polish edition launches with exclusive EU and NATO interviews

Euronews celebrated the launch of its Polish edition with a major event in Warsaw on Thursday.

Europe News

Wałęsa: I'm afraid they will force Ukraine to make a poor compromise

Poland’s former president and leader of the Solidarność movement Lech Wałęsa urges next generations to defend democracy, warning that populists and demagogues will “set the world on fire”.

Europe News

Euronews launches Polish language news service

According to Euronews, the milestone event, which coincides with Poland's presidency of the European Union, offers a unique moment to reflect on Warsaw's role in shaping Europe's future.

Europe News

Turkey should play key role in peace in Ukraine, says Polish PM

The leaders of Turkey and Poland met in Ankara to discuss strengthening ties during Warsaw's presidency of the European Council and regional issues, including Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

Culture news

Balladyna: The classic Polish play to be made as a gothic horror film

Polish director Jan Komasa has revealed that his interpretation of the classic school reading book will be transformed into a gothic horror film.

Europe News

Poland will be sued if it breaches Migration Pact, Brussels confirms

Countries that risk undermining the Migration Pact will be met with legal consequences, Brussels has said in a pointed warning to Warsaw.

Poland

Tusk defends foreign minister after Musk calls him 'small man'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk sparred with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on X over the use of Musk's Starlink satellite system in Ukraine.

Europe News

Poland says it plans to give every adult male military training

In a statement to parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk shared his plan as part of a wider effort to create a 500,000-strong army to deter Russian aggression.

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Poland's Duda: NATO members must increase defence spending to 3%

The Polish President visited NATO's headquarters on Thursday at the invitation of Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Europe News

Brussels remains silent as Poland says migration pact 'not possible'

The European Commission has refused to say whether it would launch legal action over Poland's refusal to implement the Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Art

Stolen Brueghel painting resurfaces in the Netherlands after 50 years

A 17th-century Brueghel painting, stolen from Poland's Gdańsk Museum in 1974, has been recovered in the Netherlands with the help of a detective dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the Art World”.