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Migrants trying to cross Belarus-Poland border risk life this winter

Médecins Sans Frontières, which has been treating migrants crossing into Poland since late 2022, said that many suffer hypothermia, dehydration, exhaustion and physical violence while making the perilous journey.

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State of the Union: Hungary drama overshadows EU leaders' summit

Poland’s new prime minister Donald Tusk was sworn in this week as he pledged to respect the law and to obey the constitution, something the outgoing Law & Justice Party has been accused of not doing.

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'We take rule of law seriously': Tusk seeks access to frozen EU funds

Donald Tusk, the newly elected prime minister of Poland, pledged on Friday to treat the rule of law "very seriously" and spend European funds in a "proper manner," an overture designed to turn the page on eight years of confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels.

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Poland’s new government must restore artist freedoms, NGO says

Poland’s nationalist government dismantled artistic freedoms over eight years but Donald Tusk’s coalition can and should undo the damage, according to the Artistic Freedom Initiative.

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Poland's new PM Donald Tusk sworn in, completing transition of power

President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the previous administration, swore in the government after delaying the power transition as long as he could.

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Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament

A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah that were lit for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, creating disruption and scandal as a new pro-EU government was beginning its work.

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WATCH: Far-right Polish MP expelled from parliament for extinguishing Hanukkah candles

All major political forces quickly denounced the incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun, and said there would be no tolerance for anti-semitic and xenophobic behaviour in the Sejm, the Polish parliament.

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Poland's parliament elects centrist party leader Donald Tusk as PM

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, ending the rule of his national conservative party after eight years in power.

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Chaos at the Polish-Ukraine border as row over transport permits continues

The blockade against Ukrainian trucks has created lengthy queues, causing significant disruption, worsened by winter conditions.

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Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's border with Ukraine

Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak drivers joined the protest, turning the dispute into an all-out European crisis.

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Brussels threatens Poland with lawsuit over blockade at Ukraine border

The European Commission has harshly denounced the blockade at the Ukrainian border instigated by Polish truckers and farmers, threatening legal action against the government in Warsaw.

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Polish truckers blockade continues along border with Ukraine

The EU scrapped entry permit requirements for Ukraine to support its war effort against Russia. Polish truck drivers now want these requirements to be reinstated.

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Poland's president to swear in 14-day government

The tactical move will allow the Law and Justice party to hang on to power for a little longer and make more appointments to state bodies.

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Polish official says Swedish preschool teachers sexually abuse pupils

According to Barbara Nowak, a PiS-appointed education official, Swedish preschools have "masturbation rooms" where teachers show pupils how to masturbate. Sweden denied the claim, calling it "absurd and false."

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Poland gets EU greenlight for first €5B payment of recovery funds

The European Commission on Tuesday greenlighted Poland's revised COVID-19 recovery plan, now worth almost €60 billion.

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Thousands march silently though Paris, calling for peace in Middle East

Holding blank white banners, 500 French entertainment stars marched from the Arab World Institute to the Museum of Art and History of Judaism.

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Poland in talks with Ukraine over trucker border crossing dispute

Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian officials over unregulated border crossings that they say have affected their business since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Polish street cat beloved by tourists rehomed after too many treats

Gacek the cat first rose to fame in 2020 after being featured in a video that has since amassed over five million views.

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Poland’s pro-EU coalition introduces bill aimed at legalising abortion

One of the parties of the coalition now in control of Poland's parliament has tabled bills to begin legalising abortion up to the 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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Poland’s parliament meets for first time since October election

The Polish parliament is holding its first meeting since the country's October elections, as two opposing camps are claiming victory and aspiring to form the government.

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