Poland

Poland

Thousands protest proposed total abortion ban in Poland

Thousands of people decked in black clothes have taken to the streets of Warsaw to protest against a total ban on abortion in Poland.

01/10/2016

Target

'Numbers and quality:' what Poland wants to offer to international investors

Find out why Poland is quickly becoming a hub for international investment

29/09/2016

Poland

Abortion laws in Poland

The Polish parliament has rejected draft legislation to allow abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy by 240 votes to 173.

23/09/2016

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Four rare white lions born in Polish zoo

Four rare white lions were born in a private Polish zoo on Sunday.

23/09/2016

Poland

Poland debates total abortion ban

The Polish parliament has begun debating proposals that would implement a total ban on abortion, despite already having some of Europe’s most restrictive laws.

22/09/2016

Poland

Police uncover world's largest illegal Viagra factory

It is alleged millions of euros worth of the counterfeit drugs were sold via the Internet from an address in Poland. Officials say popular brand names and own branding labels were used.

21/09/2016

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A world championship of logging

The world’s best forestry workers gathered in the picturesque Polish town of Wisla over the weekend (September 8-11) for the World Logging Championships.

14/09/2016

Economy

Taking the Best and Forgetting the Rest

09/09/2016

Europe News

NATO braces for cyber war

A new era has dawned for NATO, euronews correspondent Andrei Beketov reports from the Cyber Security symposium in Mons, Belgium.

08/09/2016

Poland

Poland: Free prescription medicine for over-75s

Senior citizens aged 75 and over are entitled to free prescription drugs in Poland from September 1 under a new law.

01/09/2016

Poland

Merkel calls Brexit a 'deep break' in EU integration

Angela Merkel has described Brexit as a “deep break” in the European Union’s history of integration.

26/08/2016

Poland

Treasure hunters excavate site of a buried Nazi "gold train"

A team of treasure hunters searching for a Nazi "gold train" have started excavations on the sight where the legendary train supposedly vanished in southwest Poland near the Czech border 1945.

16/08/2016

Poland

Poles remember Battle of Warsaw victory over Red Army

On the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, Poles donned 1920s military uniform to re-enact a key moment from their past.

14/08/2016

Poland

Poland will not agree to 'imposed immigration' - president's advisor

Poland will not agree with “imposed immigration,” according to president’s senior advisor Krzysztof Szczerski.

08/08/2016

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Poland: World Youth Days event conclude

The 31st World Youth Days ended on July 31 with the closing mass celebrated by Pope Francis.

01/08/2016

Poland

Pope 'talks technology' as he ends World Youth Day in Poland

Pope Francis brought the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day in Poland to a close on Sunday.

31/07/2016

Poland

Pope Francis condemns 'devastating wave of terrorism'

Pope Francis is set to hold a mass on Sunday, to round off his five-day visit to Poland.

31/07/2016

Poland

Pope Francis encourages acceptance at penultimate day of World Youth events

On the penultimate day (July 30) of the World Youth celebrations in Poland, Pope Francis addressed worshippers at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in the south of…

30/07/2016

Poland

'Cruelty did not end at Auschwitz' - Pope Francis reflects on the past and present

On the third day of his trip to Poland, Pope Francis chose to honour the 1.

29/07/2016

Poland

Pope Francis visits Auschwitz to pray for victims

Pope Francis paid a deeply contemplative and private visit to the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau

29/07/2016

Cult

Music runs in the blood of Polish family folk trio

Jan Malisz set up Kapela Maliszów with his two children, playing traditional songs from southern Poland, they are riding the wave of a folk music renaissance.

29/07/2016

Poland

Pope visits Poland's holiest shrine: Black Madonna of Jasna Gora

Pope Francis continued his five-day visit to Poland to celebrate World Youth Day on Thursday (July 28).

28/07/2016

Cult

Globaltica Festival targets Polish hearts and minds with diversity

Every summer the Globaltica Festival invites its audience to savour the cultural diversity of the world through music.

28/07/2016

Poland

Pope says religion not to blame for terror attacks

Pope Francis has begun a five-day trip to Poland by taking on the government and implicitly criticising its anti-immigration stance.

28/07/2016

Poland

'Now it's Christians being attacked': concern at Catholic World Youth Day

Young Catholics from all over the world have been gathering in Krakow for World Youth Day.

26/07/2016

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Poland: dancing nuns go viral

Polish nuns dance to encourage young faithfuls to take part in World Youth Day at the end of July.

14/07/2016