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Poland's first openly gay politician launches pro-EU party

Robert Biedron's progressive Wiosna or Spring party aims to challenge the centre-right status quo that has permeated the Polish political scene for the past 14 years.

04/02/2019

Poland

Meat from sick cow abattoir in Poland 'sold to ten EU countries'

Meat from a Polish abattoir at the centre of a scandal over slaughtering sick cows has been sold to ten other EU countries, Euronews has learned.

30/01/2019

Poland

International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations at Auschwitz

Survivors, priests and staff at Auschwitz commemorated the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp.

27/01/2019

Smart Regions

This pocket-sized device is a step towards diagnosing illness at home

In partnership with the European Commission

A revolutionary new device could transform diagnosing infections

24/01/2019

Poland

Poland mourns murdered mayor at funeral in Gdansk

Poland mourns murdered mayor at funeral in Gdansk

19/01/2019

Poland

Thousands attend the funeral of murdered Gdansk mayor, Adamowicz.

Thousands gathered in Gdansk for the funeral of Paweł Adamowicz, who was killed last Sunday.

19/01/2019

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Poland holds a day mourning for the mayor of Gdansk

Thousands of mourners gathed outside St Mary's church in the city on Saturday as the funeral service was held for Pawel Adamowicz.

19/01/2019

Poland

Thousands march alongside murdered Gdansk mayor's coffin

Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed on stage during a charity event on Sunday. He will be buried this afternoon.

18/01/2019

Poland

Polish man achieves lifelong dream of building a working igloo

A Polish carpenter always dreamed of fulfilling his dream of building a life-size igloo. He's now achieved that and is on his way to building his second one atop a snowy mountain.

18/01/2019

Poland

Thousands march in Poland to mourn murdered mayor Pawel Adamowicz

The mayor of a city in Poland has died after he was stabbed while on stage during the finale of a large charity event on Sunday.

13/01/2019

Poland

Huawei sacks employee arrested on spying charges in Poland

Poland arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish national on charges of spying on Friday, amid increasing criticism of the telecoms equipment maker.

11/01/2019

Poland

Salvini: Poland and Italy will be part of the new spring of Europe

Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was in Warsaw on Wednesday to discuss the formation of a eurosceptic alliance with the leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski

09/01/2019

My Europe Series

Poland's coal conundrum

In this episode of Insiders Euronews travels to Poland to look at the country's deadly dependence on coal.

21/12/2018

My Europe Series

What's behind Poland's love affair with coal?

Euronews' Sophie Claudet and Valerie Gauriat discuss the reasons behind Poland's continued dependence on coal.

21/12/2018

My Europe Series

Poland's coal paradox

Host of the #Cop24 Poland heavily depends on coal and tops the list of Europ's most polluting and CO2 emitting countries. Insiders takes you on a journey from the Czech Republic to the heart of Silesia, Poland's realm of coal, to hear from those to whom coal is either a lifeline or a plague.

21/12/2018

Poland

Euroviews. 'They said I'd go to hell as an orphan. But I knew my parents lived'

Marta was beaten, insulted and force-fed by the nuns who were supposed to be looking after her.

19/12/2018

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Spectacular demolition of four large silos in Poland

Four silos have been demolished in Wroclaw, Poland near the Odra river to make way for a new housing development. Footage from Polish broadcaster TVN showed the controlled explosion on Tuesday that crumbled the silos with clouds of ash and smoke.

18/12/2018

World

President Duda sends several Supreme Court judges back to the bench

The Polish government has reinstated a group of Supreme Court judges who had previously been forced into early retirement.

18/12/2018

Poland

Meet the Polish paramilitaries who look beyond Russia for motivation

What attracts young Poles to paramilitary organisations? As it turns out, it’s not a fear of Russia. At least, not only. Close to the Polish-Lithuanian border, in a small town called Augustów, local youths train inside a school building to become paramilitary soldiers.

17/12/2018

World

Questions remain after environmental summit concludes in Poland

After two weeks of divisive negotiations on climate policy, the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland has ended with an agreement to fight rising carbon emissions – but many believe the deal doesn't go far enough.

17/12/2018

Poland

What is the COP24 climate change rulebook and why do we need it?

Nearly 200 countries have signed up to a 156-page rulebook for implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. But what is the rulebook, why is it necessary and why are some already criticising it?

16/12/2018

Poland

COP24 agreement sidesteps financial issues

Observers give guarded welcome to climate change deal

16/12/2018

Poland

COP24 annouces agreement in Katowice

The COP24 United Nations climate talks needed overtime and frantic negotiations to succeed, but the success now means nearly 200 nations have a rulebook to follow to implement the 2015 Paris climate accord.

15/12/2018

Poland

COP24: Was any progress made in the fight against rising temperatures?

COP24 is billed to be one of the biggest climate conferences since the Paris Agreement. What happened? Euronews explains

14/12/2018

My Europe Series

IMMERSIVE STORY: Take a tour of Europe's coal country

Intense coal mining has made Katowice, where COP24 negotiations are taking place right now, one of Europe's most polluted areas. Take an interactive tour of coal country and meet the people who are fighting to keep it alive.

14/12/2018

Poland

'Real crisis is climate, not Brexit,' campaigners tell EU leaders

Activists are taking to the streets of Brussels today, calling for more action from world leaders before COP24 climate conference ends on Friday.

13/12/2018