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Why could Poland 'drastically reduce' flights to Warsaw in May?

Air traffic controllers in Poland are threatening to quit their jobs over poor working hours and pay.

Russia

Russia's Gazprom suspends supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

State-owned Gazprom is insisting that all payments are made in Russian rubles.

Poland

Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said promised to investigate safety standards at the mines in question.

Europe Decoded

Watch: Construction of Norway-Poland gas pipeline resumes

Watch: Construction of Norway-Poland gas pipeline resumes

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Nigeria

Nigerians fleeing Ukraine war 'freed from Polish detention camps'

The Nigerian government says at least six Nigerian nationals are still waiting for asylum applications to be processed.

Poland

At least five killed after 'probable methane explosion' at Polish mine

The blasts have left more than 20 others injured, while seven people remain missing.

Ukraine

'We know this history': Polish and Baltic leaders in show of support

"We know this history. We know what Russian occupation means," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Poland

Warsaw seizes Russia-built compound to give to Ukraine

"It is extremely symbolic that we are closing this long process now, in the age of Russian aggression," Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski tweeted.

Belarus

Belarus accuses Poland border guards about slingshot incident

Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights".

Poland

Polish commission again accuses Russia over 2010 Smolensk plane crash

The country's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others died in the crash.

Poland

Poland's Kaczynski slams Hungarian ally Orban in surprise move

Kaczynski said Orban’s attitude toward the war in Ukraine was “very sad” and a “disappointment".

Europe Decoded

EU member states can leave, but can the bloc kick one of them out?

The EU has not included such a procedure in its treaties — adding it now would take years and most likely fail.

Poland

Polish activist on trial for providing abortion pills in Europe first

Amnesty International has called for the charges against Justyna Wydrzyńska to be dropped.

Culture news

Olga Tokarczuk and Jon Fosse on International Booker 2022 shortlist

Tokarczuk's vast The Books of Jacob and Fosse's A New Name: Septology VI-VII are, judges say, among six 'wildly different' works that all in part address trauma.

France

Macron slams Morawiecki for 'scandalous' criticism of Putin dialogue

The Polish prime minister ridiculed the French president’s numerous phone calls with his Russian counterpart, comparing them to trying to negotiate with Hitler.

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Przemysl continues to receive thousands of people fleeing from Ukraine

The small railway station of Przemysl, on the border of Poland with Ukraine, has become one of the main entry points into Poland for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war and the place where thousands of refugees wait every day for their onward journey to other cities.

Russia

Poland to ban Russian oil imports, as Germans urged to save energy

Poland says it is putting in place Europe's most radical plan to cut dependence on Russian energy sources. Germany, meanwhile, is preparing for Russian gas to be cut suddenly.

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Football: Poland fans react to World Cup qualification

Poland fans rejoice as they leave the Silesian Stadium after watching their side grab a World Cup final spot thanks to a 2-0 win over Sweden.

My Europe Series

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving.

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Ukrainian refugees continue entering Poland

The rate of refugees arriving here has slowed from a peak in early March of some 155,000 – 160,000 daily arrivals to around 30,000 in recent days.

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