Poland

Poland

Euroviews. In the wake of its own child abuse scandal, Poland must break the Church’s grip ǀ View

The recent release of the independent movie ‘Tell No One,’ which uncovered cases of sexual abuse by priests, will in time fundamentally change Polish society for the better.

21/05/2019

Poland

Israeli charged with assault for spitting on Polish ambassador

The Polish ambassador to Israel was spat at in his car outside the country's embassy Tel Aviv

16/05/2019

Poland

Polish support for EU booming despite clashes with Brussels

Fifteen years after Poland joined the European Union, 91% of Poles support the country's membership, according to a poll.

16/05/2019

World

Road Trip Day 44 Wroclaw: We meet Poland's only openly gay politician

Poland is generally perceived as one of Europe's more socially conservative countries, but European Parliamentary candidate and former city mayor Robert Biedroń, the country’s only openly gay politician, is hoping to change that.

16/05/2019

Poland

Priest sex abuse film goes viral in Poland

Poland plans to jail paedophiles for longer after a documentary about abuse among priests was viewed 15 million times.

15/05/2019

Poland

Critic of Poland's ruling party PiS slams "politically motivated" libel cases

A fierce critic of the Polish government, who is facing legal challenges from the country’s ruling party, has spoken out against what he believes are “politically motivated” efforts to silence him.

13/05/2019

Poland

Polish far-right protests against restitution of Jewish property

Polish far-right supporters protested against a US law that calls for the restitution of Jewish property.

11/05/2019

Poland

Polish activist detained over LGBTQ depiction of Virgin Mary

An activist in Poland has been detained after police discovered posters in her flat depicting the Virgin Mary with a rainbow-coloured halo

07/05/2019

Poland

EU's Tusk slams Polish leaders for 'disrespecting constitution'

European Council President Donald Tusk called on Poland's political leaders to respect the constitution on Friday, amid speculation that he may return to domestic politics when his term ends in November.

03/05/2019

No Comment

Poles stage banana protest over removal of 'indecent' artwork

Around 1,000 people, many eating bananas to make their point, protested in front of Warsaw's National Museum on Monday (April 29) over a decision last week to remove artworks deemed "indecent" by the museum's director.

02/05/2019

Poland

Thousands take part in March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew led thousands in annual March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau to honour Holocaust victims

02/05/2019

Poland

Thousands march in Auschwitz for Holocaust Remembrance Day

The annual March of the Living event commemorates the victims of the Holocaust at the former Nazi concentration camp in Poland.

02/05/2019

Poland

Poles stage banana protest at removal of artworks from National Museum

Protesters in Poland on Monday demonstrated with bananas outside the National Museum in Warsaw against the removal of artworks deemed "indecent" by the museum's director.

30/04/2019

Poland

How Gdansk is rising against the conservative establishment

Widow of Pawel Adamowicz, the liberal-minded Gdansk mayor murdered in January, spoke to Euronews about how she is now taking up the fight for more liberal policies for migrants, the LGBT community and others.

26/04/2019

My Europe Series

Poland's liberals push back against the conservative establishment

The city's progressive mayor Pawel Adamowicz was murdered earlier this year

26/04/2019

Poland

Polish town slammed over 'atrocious revival of medieval anti-Semitism'

A town in Poland has been criticised after locals beat and burned a Judas effigy that was made to look like a stereotypical Orthodox Jew.

23/04/2019

Poland

Euroviews. So, it’s the end of liberal democracy? Think again ǀ View

The death of liberal democracy has been announced prematurely. But without efforts to counter populism and pessimism, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

16/04/2019

Smart Regions

Custom 3D printed implants set to revolutionise spinal surgery

In partnership with the European Commission

Cutting edge technology, engineering and medicine are combining in Poland to produce 3D titanium spinal implants. Smart Regions explores the revolutionary treatment and the Polish company behind it.

11/04/2019

Poland

Euroviews. When Polish judges become human rights defenders ǀ View

In a significant move today, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure to protect judges in Poland from political control. [...] By failing to protect judges from political interference, the country’s disciplinary regime [...] threatens the functioning of the EU as a whole.

04/04/2019

Poland

EU moves to sanction Poland over law targeting judges

"The new disciplinary regime undermines the judicial independence of Polish judges," the EU Commission's First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, said.

04/04/2019

Poland

EU would grant permanent customs union if UK asks: Barnier

"The EU was always respectful of the UK's choice", Barnier said.

29/03/2019

Living

Craft beer as a mean of artistic freedom

From the Baltic States to Hungary down to Croatia, Eastern Europe is proving very fertile for craft beer.

28/03/2019

Poland

Watch: Albino penguin makes first public appearance

"To put it bluntly, it's a misfit. The white colour really catches your eye. It would be the first to be attacked by predators [in the wild]."

26/03/2019

Poland

Auschwitz visitors told not to balance on train tracks for photos

Auschwitz Memorial told visitors in a Tweet "there are better places to learn how to walk on a balance beam than the site which symbolizes deportations of hundreds of thousands to their deaths".

20/03/2019

Poland

Polish Catholic Church say clergy sexually abused up to 382 children

The report is part of an investigation into widespread abuse of children by the clergy in countries such as Chile, the US, Australia, and Ireland, which has shaken the Catholic Church.

14/03/2019

Poland

Former deputy of murdered Gdansk mayor wins election to replace him

Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, the former deputy of murdered Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz, has won the city's mayoral race by a huge margin.

04/03/2019