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Poland to double down on gas - does this put zero target out of reach?

"Now is not the time for nations to be increasing their dependence on gas."

Culture news

Legia Warsaw strike deal to become NFT pioneers in European football

The deal with Capital Block will see the team develop and NFT strategy to engage fans and create drops of some of the clubs most important moments.

Europe News

Brussels to withhold EU funds from Poland to cover unpaid fines

Warsaw was slapped with a €500,000-a-day fine last year for failing to close a controversial lignite mine near the Czech Republic.

My Europe Series

Meet the judge fighting against Poland's controversial judicial reform

Pawel Juszczyszyn says he was suspended from work for questioning the appointment of one judge and insisting that Polish laws obey EU law.

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Czech Republic

Czech Republic and Poland sign deal over controversial coal mine

Last year, Poland was slapped with a €500,000 per day fine for failing to respect an injunction to close the mine.

Poland

Euroviews. Poland's virtual abortion ban harms women and paralyses doctors | View

"The hard truth is that the ban on abortion care is having a devastating knock-on effect on all aspects of reproductive health," argues Irene Donadio

Poland

Battle lines drawn: The two sides of Poland's abortion divide

One side says "every life is precious" while the other claims Poland's tighter abortion laws are putting women's health in danger.

Poland

Women 'scared to be pregnant' a year on from near-total abortion ban

Poland will on 27 January mark the first anniversary of the introduction of a near-total ban on abortion.

Poland

Polish activists condemn abortion law after second pregant woman dies

Women's rights activists say a near-total ban on abortions has led to the deaths of at least two women in a year.

Poland

Poland starts construction of €350 million border fence with Belarus

The construction of the 186-km fence is expected to be completed in June.

Poland

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

An agrarian political leader at odds with Poland's right-wing government and the co-author of a book about the head of Poland's secret services were allegedly hacked.

Poland

Polish LOT plane carrying MEPs makes emergency landing in Germany

The LOT flight to Brussels carrying four MEPs was forced to make an emergency landing in Düsseldorf on Monday.

Poland

Tourist arrested for giving Nazi salute outside gates of Auschwitz

The 29-year-old woman was fined after telling prosecutors that her gesture was a "stupid joke".

World News

Europe could be moving towards 'a kind of pandemic endgame', says WHO

Europe could be moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame, said WHO's Europe director Hans Kluge. But, he added, it is too early to call COVID an endemic.

Poland

Brave swimmers take part in Poland’s first underground relay

Hundreds of swimmers braved the elements to swim through an underground corridor at the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Gory, on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Lithuania

Snow storms wreak havoc between Poland and the Baltic states

Blizzards have paralysed traffic on the main road between Poland and the Baltic States while gale force winds and snow have battered highways in Lithuania.

Poland

Poland's ex-president and Solidarity leader Walesa contracts COVID

The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate said on Facebook that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being triple-vaccinated.

Poland

Polish town tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to tackle pollution

Poland is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, breaching EU norms by hundreds of percentage points at the worst times of year.

Poland

Polish court slams government for restricting media at Belarus border

Poland declared a state of emergency near the Belarusian border as thousands of migrants attempted to enter the EU last year.

Europe News

EU sends formal request to Poland for payment of daily €1 million fine

The European Commission has sent a formal request to Poland for payment of a daily €1 million fine.

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