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Hungary, Poland double down to try to eject rule-of-law condition from EU budget

Hungary and Poland said on Thursday the EU could not attach rule-of-law conditions to funds unless the bloc changed its founding treaty, digging in their heels after vetoing the EU…

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Poland launches new COVID-19 economic aid worth about $10 bln

Poland is introducing a programme to help its economy withstand the hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic worth about $9-10 billion, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday, as it…

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Hungary shuns further restrictions despite rising COVID-19 cases

Hungary has no immediate plan for more restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday, even as health officials…

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Photo Story: NATO military exercises TUMAK-20 in Poland

Soldiers of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division with NATO allies during TUMAK-20 exercise in Orzysz training ground, Orzysz, north Poland. This is the first exercise in the region since 1992…

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Hungary to uphold its veto of EU budget over rule of law provisions – PM aide

Hungary's government will uphold its veto of the next European Union budget over because the budget links payments to democratic standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on…

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Photo Story: Christmas illumination in the Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw

Photos of the Christmas lights on the Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw, Poland. This year's installation will be more modest than in previous years. Assembly works are in progress of…

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Polish malls to reopen, but PM warns against Christmas travel

Shopping centres will reopen in Poland in a week's time, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday, in a boost to retailers in the run-up to Christmas, but he added…

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Eastern Europe crosses over 5 million COVID-19 cases

The tally of coronavirus cases in the Eastern European sub-region passed 5 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally showed, as governments across Europe take measures to try to rein in…

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The Conversation – Why women strike?

During the COVID-19 emergency, contact with others for many of us is conducted through windows. We talk through them but also use them to display our hopes, emotions and frustrations.…

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Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law EU budget conditions – Romania’s President

Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law conditions attached to EU funds to expedite a deal on the bloc's long-term budget and coronavirus recovery fund, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told…

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Poland finds COVID-19 cases among mink farm workers

Poland has found 18 cases of coronavirus among mink farm workers as it continues tests among the animals, but does not believe the workers were infected by the animals, sanitary…

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Czechs to allow more children in school as COVID cases drop

The Czech Republic will allow more children to go to school and ease some other restrictions as the numbers of new coronavirus cases and hospitalised patients fall, Health Minister Jan…

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EU warns Hungary against use of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the European Commission said, opening a new…

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Trump should quit and ‘not be embarrassing’, Czech president says

Donald Trump would be wiser to acknowledge losing the U.S. presidential election and quit, Czech President Milos Zeman, an early Trump supporter, said on Thursday. Zeman, one of the few…

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Photo Story: Rzeszow in Poland gears up for Christmas

Workers install Christmas decorations at the Market Square in Rzeszow, south-eastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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EU warns Hungary against use of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the European Commission said, opening a new…

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Poland reports new daily high of 637 coronavirus-related deaths

Poland reported a new daily high of coronavirus-related deaths for the second day in a row on Thursday as fatalities mounted despite stabilising numbers of new infections. After a surge…

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Hungary reiterates it cannot back EU budget in its present form

Hungary cannot accept the European Union's budget and post-COVID recovery package in its present form as it amounts to "blackmail", Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff reiterated on Thursday.…

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Photo Story: Motivating sculpture in Poznan

A man takes a picture of the sculpture 'Together in a pandemic!' erected in front of the building of the Zamek Culture Center in Poznan, Poland. The sculpture designed by…

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Slovenia backs Poland, Hungary in budget row

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Wednesday expressed support for Poland's and Hungary's veto of the European Union's budget over the rule of law clause. "Today, numerous media and some…

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Hungary vetoed EU budget because of immigration ‘blackmail’, says PM Orban

Hungary vetoed the European Union's 2021-2027 budget and post-coronavirus recovery fund because they would have forced it to accept immigration, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. Hungary, together with…

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Czechs mark anniversary of Velvet Revolution amid pandemic

Czechs on Tuesday evening marked more than three decades since the Velvet Revolution peacefully toppled communist rule with scaled-back gatherings, virtual candle lighting and online concerts as coronavirus lockdown rules…

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Polish cardinal accused of sexual abuse dies aged 97

A Polish cardinal who was accused of sexually abusing a minor has died at the age of 97, Poland's Roman Catholic Church said on Monday. Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, the former…

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Hungary, Poland block 2021-2027 EU budget, recovery package

Hungary and Poland blocked on Monday the adoption of the 2021-2027 budget and recovery fund by European Union governments because the budget law included a clause which makes access to money conditional on…

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Photo Story: Flower vending machine in Warsaw

A flower vending machine in Warsaw, Poland. A local flowers shop installed a flower vending machine which offers different types of fresh bouquets that can be bought 24 hours a…

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Prague student voluntarily disinfects public places amid coronavirus pandemic

A student Jan Faltus, founder of Better City (Lepsi mesto) initiative, wearing protective face mask, cleans a parking meter with a disinfectant, in Prague, Czech Republic. For just over a…

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Turkish firearms seized in international sweep against illegal trafficking of weapons

A total of 24 European countries - Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal,…

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Romania to check all intensive care units after fatal hospital fire

Romanian officials will check all intensive care units after a fire killed 10 people at a hospital treating coronavirus patients, the government announced. The fire broke out on Saturday in…

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Poland should veto EU budget, Justice Minister says

Poland should veto the European Union budget over an EU attempt to tie rule of law to EU funding, Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said on Monday. "Now is the…

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Czech Republic reports 1,887 new coronavirus cases, fewest since October 4

The Czech Republic, one of the worst-hit countries in Europe amid the second the wave of the coronavirus pandemic, reported 1,887 new cases for Nov. 15, its lowest daily tally…

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UPDATED: Hungary to raise political veto over EU budget on rule-of-law conditions

Hungary plans to veto the European Union's 2021-27 budget and its post-COVID recovery scheme over a proposal to make funding conditional on member states' adherence to the rule of law,…

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Photo Story: The swim of the ‘Walruses’ in Warsaw

Ice swimmers known as 'Walruses' swim in the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, 15 November 2020. Temperatures in Warsaw were reported at 11 degrees Celsius. Ice swimmers known as 'Walruses'…

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Czech Republic reports decline in the number of COVID-19

The Czech Republic has reported a further decline in the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths from daily highs seen in early November. But the country remains among the hardest…

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Fire kills 10 at Romanian COVID-19 hospital

Ten people died on Saturday in a fire at a Romanian hospital treating coronavirus patients, the country's agency for emergency situations (ISU) said. The blaze broke out in the intensive…

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Austria orders three-week lockdown to rein in surging coronavirus cases

Austria on Saturday ordered a three-week lockdown in a last-ditch effort to bring surging coronavirus cases under control and relieve the stress on the health service in time for retailers…

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Poland reports record high 548 COVID-19 deaths

Poland reported a record high 548 new coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the health ministry said, taking the country's total above 10,000. Poland reported 25,571 new cases, lower than a record…

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Austria planning three-week lockdown from Tuesday, draft decree shows

Austria is planning to move from its current night-time curfew and partial shutdown to a full lockdown from Tuesday until Sunday Dec. 6 inclusive, a draft and summary of the…

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Austria likely to close schools in bid to contain COVID-19 spread

Austria will likely close schools and tighten contact restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, news website OE24 reported on Friday. The government is due to hold a…

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Poland threatens to veto EU 2021-2027 budget over rule of law condition

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has sent a letter to European Union institutions threatening to veto its 2021-2027 budget if access to EU funds is made conditional on governments respecting…

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More than 300 arrested after far-right clashes in Warsaw

Police detained more than 300 people after clashes with far-right supporters marching through Warsaw in defiance of pandemic restrictions, the force said on Thursday. Officers in riot gear used pepper…

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EU top court advocate general rejects automatic ban on extradition to Poland

The threat to the independence of Poland's courts is worsening but it does not justify an automatic rejection of all extradition requests from Polish courts, the European top court's advocate…

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Hungary proposes law to ban same-sex couples adoption

Hungary's government has drafted legislation that would practically ban adoption by same-sex couples in what rights groups said was an attack on the LGBTQ community when COVID-19 meant they could…

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Poland looks into coronavirus risks at mink farms

Poland will conduct coronavirus tests among its farmed minks and check whether farm workers and their families have been infected with COVID-19, following the findings of a mutated virus among…

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Vienna attacker seems to have acted alone, police chief says

At the moment there is no sign the jihadist who killed four people last week in a shooting rampage in central Vienna had help in carrying out his attack, Vienna's…

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Hungary shuts secondary schools, extends curfew as COVID-19 cases rise

Hungary will close secondary schools, universities and restaurants and extend its night-time curfew from Tuesday to curb a fast rise in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. The premier,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Tyrawa Woloska, Poland

Dense mist gathering on a foggy morning over the village of Tyrawa Woloska in the Lesser Beskid mountains, southeastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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Photo Story – Fishing in Poland

Workers use a net to catch fish at 'Polesie' fish farm in Sosnowica, Lubelskie Voivodeship, Poland, 07 November 2020. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aquaculture in…

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Czech Republic reports 7,722 new cases

The Czech Republic reported 7,722 new coronavirus cases for the latest 24-hour period, the third time this month that the daily tally fell below 10,000, Health Ministry data showed on…

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Hungary’s Orban congratulates Biden as his ‘Plan A’ for Trump win flops

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election victory, an outcome that could complicate ties with Washington after the nationalist leader accused U.S. Democrats of…

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Two arrested in Switzerland visited Vienna’s attacker

The two men arrested in the Swiss town of Winterthur near Zurich last week over possible links to a jihadist shooting attack in Vienna on Nov. 2 visited the attacker…

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Austria admits ‘intolerable mistakes’ in checks on Vienna attacker

Austria on Friday admitted "intolerable mistakes" in the handling of intelligence on the jihadist who killed four people in Vienna on Monday, saying it could have considered him a greater…

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Austria reports record high coronavirus infections

Austria reported a record high 8,421 new coronavirus infections within the last 24 hours, the Kronenzeitung newspaper reported on Saturday. The number of deaths related to the virus rose by…

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Poland reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record 27,875 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total number of reported cases over 500,000 as new restrictions came into force to curb the pandemic's spread.…

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Hungary will start to import Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine from December

Hungary will start importing small quantities of a Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine in December for final testing and licensing, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Facebook video on Thursday. Budapest…

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Hungary to reschedule some hospital operations as pandemic spreads – PM Orban

Hungary will try to avoid closing schools as long as possible but some medical operations will have to be rescheduled as hospital beds are filling up with coronavirus patients, Prime…

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