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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Poland

The long road to justice for Polish childrens' abuse at the hands of nuns

For decades vulnerable children were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse at the Special Care Centre in Zabrze run by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo

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Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit

Polish PM survives vote of confidence ahead of EU summit.

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Euroviews. Rights under threat in Europe | View

Across Europe, emboldened groups advocate hate and discrimination, levering themselves into mainstream politics. Meanwhile, established political parties are absorbing their ideas and parroting their hateful rhetoric.

Poland

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN climate change participants

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN Climate Change talks participants

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COP24: Poland's Kurtyka explains a 'just' climate change strategy

'It's important to make this transition and not lose anybody on the trip'

Poland

EU climate and energy targets set to challenge coal-dependent Poland

EU climate and energy targets, such as phasing out fossil fuels, will be hard to swallow in Poland as coal accounts for 80% of electricity generation

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Sir David Attenborough warns of 'collapse of civilisations' at COP24

Sir David Attenborough addressed the UN's COP24 climate change conference on Monday off the back of his social media #TakeYourSeat campaign.

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Tens of thousands of climate change protesters march in Brussels

Tens of thousands of climate change protesters marched through Brussels on Sunday, coinciding with the opening of the UN's COP24 conference

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Euroviews. '1983' is Netflix's dystopian answer to 'The Man in the High Castle'

“1983” makes the argument that true global entertainment is good for viewers around the world. I'm convinced.

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Euroviews. The week that was: Jumping into the unknown on Mars, Brexit and AI

A weekly round-up of the discussions on View that have been driving debate across Europe and further afield.

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Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

Poland

Made my son's name Yoda, did I

Made my son's name Yoda, did I. A father in Poland is celebrating on social media after winning a court battle to name his son after the legendary Star Wars character

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EU 'satisfied' with Polish changes over Supreme Court reforms

EU 'satisfied' with Polish changes over Supreme Court reforms

Poland

Euroviews. After a 'tactical retreat' over judges - what next for Poland? | View

The rulers [in Poland] do not behave as if they were meaningful constrained by law; whenever it does not suit their political purposes, they simply amend it. This is not a rule of law, this is rule by law.

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Poland reverses Supreme Court reforms after EU criticism

Poland has reversed Supreme Court reforms after EU criticism.

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