Poland

Poland

More Polish regions revoke anti-LGBT status after EU funds withdrawn

Authorities in Malopolskie said that EU financial resources were essential to the region.

27/09/2021

Poland

Fifth migrant dies at Poland-Belarus border as UN calls for protection

Thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have crossed or attempted to cross the EU border from Belarus in recent months.

24/09/2021

Poland

EU 'closely' monitoring media in Poland after TVN24 licence extended

Poland has extended a broadcasting license to Discovery's TVN24 but also adopted a resolution against foreign ownership in Polish media companies.

23/09/2021

Poland

Polish region revokes anti-LGBT declaration over loss of EU funding

The Polish region of Swietokrzyskie abandoned the idea of declaring itself an "LGBT-free zone" under pressure from Brussels.

23/09/2021

Poland

Poland's top court adjourns case again on whether EU law has primacy

The case is seen as critical to the country's future relationship with the rest of the bloc with the legal battle between Brussels and Warsaw stoking fears of a "Polexit".

22/09/2021

Europe News

Poland 'must pay €500,000-a-day fine' over controversial coal mine

Poland must pay €500,000-a-day to Brussels over controversial coal mine, says ECJ

20/09/2021

Poland

Poland sends more troops to Belarus border after migrant deaths

Three migrants, including an Iraqi man, were found dead close to Poland's border with Belarus.

20/09/2021

Poland

Poland discriminated against gay mother in custody battle, says court

A Polish mother has been awarded €10,000 in damages after she lost custody of her children by starting a relationship with another woman.

16/09/2021

Poland

'There will be no Polexit': Kaczynski says Poland's future is in EU

The leader of the ruling party says Poland's future is in the European Union, but that the country wants to remain "sovereign".

15/09/2021

Green News

How are Krakow residents coming together to fight air pollution?

Initiatives range from temporary restrictions to full bans on all vehicles in certain areas in Poland.

14/09/2021

Poland

Migrants stuck at Poland-Belarus border facing ‘dire conditions’

The UN migration agency says it is concerned by “dire conditions” facing migrants who have been stranded for weeks at the border between Poland and Belarus.

06/09/2021

Poland

Poland grants humanitarian visa to second Belarusian athlete

Olga Safronova was barred from competing in the Tokyo Olympics after criticising state authorities over the health of one of her horses.

06/09/2021

Poland

Afghan refugee children die after eating poisonous mushrooms in Poland

A second Afghan boy has died in Poland, days after consuming poisonous mushrooms.

02/09/2021

Poland

Poland issues state of emergency over Belarus border row

Poland is one of many EU nations that has accused Belarus of sending migrants across the border as part of a "hybrid war" in response to sanctions.

02/09/2021

Poland

Poland wants state of emergency declared over Belarus border migrants

Poland's government has called for a state of emergency to be declared at the border with Belarus to tackle illegal migration.

31/08/2021

Poland

Poland's top court delays case on whether EU or Polish law is superior

The ruling on whether EU or Polish law reigns supreme will be critical to Poland's future relationship with the rest of the bloc.

30/08/2021

Poland

Activists target Poland's constitutional court ahead of crucial ruling

Judges are set to decide on Tuesday whether Poland's own constitution has primacy over EU law.

30/08/2021

Poland

Poland detains activists for damaging barrier with Belarus

Polish authorities have erected a barrier along the border with Belarus to stop migrants from crossing in.

30/08/2021

Poland

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

25/08/2021

Poland

Migrant stuck at Poland-Belarus border 'will soon die', says NGO

A Polish refugee support group has warned that at least one migrant stuck at the border between Poland and Belarus is on the verge of death.

25/08/2021

Poland

Migrants in limbo at Poland-Belarus border as Polish allow pushbacks

"Such a change will, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, be absolutely contrary to the Geneva Convention on refugees," says Marcin Sosniak of the Ombudsman's office. "It is also contrary to European Union regulations."

24/08/2021

Poland

Poland will build a fence on its border with Belarus to stop migrants

A 2.5-metre-tall fence will be erected along most of the 150-kilometre border, with construction due to begin next week.

23/08/2021

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Polish activists hold LGBT rights march at foot of monastery

Parades for LGBT rights took place under heavy police presence on Saturday at the foot of Catholic Poland’s most revered monastery in Czestochowa, in the south, and in Gdansk, on the Baltic coast.

22/08/2021

Poland

Political spat leaves Afghans trapped on Polish-Belarusian border

A Polish humanitarian group has demanded the group, which includes a teenage girl and several sick people, be allowed to claim asylum in their country.

20/08/2021

My Europe Series

Belarus sprinter under guard in Poland longs for normality

“I would like to go back to normal, to visit the city and enjoy the summer, but I understand that it is dangerous," Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told Euronews.

20/08/2021

Travel News

Polish region wants to remain 'LGBT-free' despite risking EU funds

"LGBT-free zones" seek to ban the promotion of homosexuality and other minority sexual identities, especially in schools.

20/08/2021