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Polish opposition seeks ban on fireworks to protect animals – Reports

Poland’s largest opposition group has proposed a law that would ban the use of most fireworks and firecrackers, in a bid to protect domestic and wild animals. They hope to…

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Poland’s unemployment rate falls to 5.9% in June

Poland's registered unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in June compared with 6.1% in May, statistics office data showed on Friday, below analysts' expectations of 6.0%. The statistics office also said…

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U.S. warns Poland about licence renewal for Discovery-owned news channel

Future American investments in Poland could be jeopardised if the country does not renew the licence of 24-hour news channel TVN24, U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet said on Thursday,…

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Polish justice minister says Warsaw cannot comply with EU’s court ruling

Poland’s justice minister said it was not possible to comply with a ruling by the top European Union court that the country’s new system for disciplining judges broke EU law…

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Poland postpones contested media law debate amid coalition splits

Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party postponed a parliamentary debate over a new media law, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday, amid a split with allies over amendments that…

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Poland expects COVID cases to rise as Delta variant spreads

After weeks of low infection rates, Poland faces growing numbers of new coronavirus cases as the Delta variant spreads, the health ministry said. Poland's new daily cases have been hovering…

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EU lists rule-of-law concerns for Hungary, Poland, could withhold funds

The European Commission listed on Tuesday serious concerns about the rule of law in Poland and Hungary in a report that could help determine whether they receive billions of euros…

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Poland’s Tusk says conflicts within the EU could eventually end the bloc

Poland and Hungary's conflicts with the European Union could start a process that results in the bloc falling apart, former European Council President Donald Tusk warned, amid a worsening standoff…

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Rule of law dispute deepens as rulings by Polish and EU courts clash

WARSAW, July 14 (Reuters) - Interim measures imposed on the Polish judicial system by the top European court are against the Polish constitution, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal said on Wednesday, accelerating…

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Photo Story: Heavy rains cause flooding and damage in Poland

A view of the flooded area and damages after intense night rainfalls in the village of Swidnik in the Nowy Sacz district, southern Poland. Heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms caused flash…

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Poland risks 15,000 COVID cases a day in autumn

Poland could face around 15,000 cases a day if too few people get COVID-19 shots before a potential fourth wave in autumn, the health minister said on Tuesday, amid concern…

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Poland’s Tusk returns to frontline to face old foe Kaczynski

WARSAW, July 3 (Reuters) - Former European Council President Donald Tusk returned to the fore of Polish politics on Saturday, becoming leader of the main opposition party in a move…

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UPDATED: Poland’s Tusk returns to frontline, vowing to lead opposition to victory

Former European Council President Donald Tusk returned to the fore of Polish politics on Saturday, becoming leader of the main opposition party in a move that many members hope can…

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Hackers breached several Polish MPs’ email accounts

The email accounts of about a dozen members of parliament were hacked recently, Polish counter-intelligence revealed, disclosing further details of one of the biggest cyberattacks on the country in recent…

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Polish PMI hits fresh record high as rebound accelerates

usiness conditions for Polish manufacturers improved at a record rate for the second consecutive month in June, a survey showed on Thursday, as new orders shot up, leading to unprecedented…

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Photo Story: Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Szczecin, Poland

A flooded parking lot at Ostrobramska Street in Szczecin, Poland, 01 July 2021. There has been heavy rainfall over the city in the last 24 hours. Photo: EPA-EFE/MARCIN BIELECKI

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Poland eyes mandatory jabs for some ahead of fourth COVID wave

Poland could make vaccinations obligatory for some people at high risk from COVID-19 to help fend off a potential new surge of infections from August, the health minister said. The…

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European rights court says Poland denied judges right to appeal

WARSAW, June 29 (Reuters) - The Polish justice minister infringed on the rights of two court officials when he dismissed them without letting them appeal, the European Court of Human…

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Poland should copy Hungarian LGBT law, says Polish minister

Poland should copy a Hungarian law that bans schools from using materials seen as promoting homosexuality, the Polish education minister said in comments published on Monday, as the nationalist government attacks…

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Polish Catholic Church facing wave of sex abuse allegations

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Poland is facing a wave of allegations of sexual abuse, church authorities said on Monday, as they laid out statistics on the extent…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Pszczyna, Poland

A picture taken with a drone shows an aerial view of several hundred brightly coloured umbrellas decorating the Bankowa Street walkway in Pszczyna, southern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Andrzej Grygiel

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Poland tightens COVID quarantine rules for travellers from Britain

Poland is introducing a mandatory seven-day quarantine for all travellers from Britain in a bid to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said…

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Supermarket chain says Polish workers found cocaine in banana boxes

Supermarket chain Carrefour SA said on Friday it had notified local police after employees at one of its Warsaw stores had found suspicious parcels in a delivery of bananas, which…

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Poland faces first citizen lawsuits over climate change

Five individuals in Poland are taking the government to court over its alleged failure to protect them from the impact of climate change, the first such litigation in the coal-reliant…

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Poland to raise limit for wedding guests as COVID-19 cases fall

Poland will triple the number of guests allowed at large gatherings like weddings, the health minister said , as the country eases COVID-19 restrictions further due to a falling number…

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Polish economy grows more than previously estimated

Poland's economy, the largest in central and eastern Europe, grew by more than initially estimated in the first quarter of 2021, according to updated data from the statistics office released…

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Pope kisses tattoo number on Auschwitz survivor’s arm

Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on the arm of a survivor of medical experiments at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp when she was introduced to him on Wednesday. The…

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Photo Story – Foggy morning in Tatra Mountains

View of dense mist gathering on a foggy morning over a village of Czorsztyn, in Tatra Mountains, southern Poland, 26 May 2021. VIA EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot

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Czech PM Babis: no plans to withdraw lawsuit against Poland over Turow mine

The Czech government has no plans to withdraw a lawsuit it filed against Poland over the Turow mine as no agreement has been reached yet, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said…

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Poland says Nord Stream 2 sanctions waiver a threat to energy security

Poland said on Thursday that the waiver of U.S. sanctions on the company behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 was a threat to energy security in central and eastern Europe. The…

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EU top court’s advocate general says Polish law on judges against EU treaty

Poland's law introduced by the nationalist ruling coalition that allows the justice minister to second judges to higher courts and end that secondment at any moment is incompatible with EU…

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Polish ruling party promises ‘middle class for all’ post-COVID

Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party promised a middle class future for all on Saturday, putting lower taxes for most, higher healthcare spending and support for young families at…

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‘Like New Year’s Eve’: Polish bars celebrate midnight reopening

Champagne corks popped at the stroke of midnight on Friday as bars and restaurants in Poland opened their outdoor terraces for the first time in over six months and many…

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Polish economy slips less than expected in Q1 amid pandemic

The Polish economy shrank slightly less than expected in the first quarter of 2021, statistics office data showed on Friday, as a strong recovery in industry offset disruptions to tourism,…

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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic launch Pro-family coalition

The four Central European countries that make up the Visegrad Group – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – today launched a “pro-family coalition” at an event in Warsaw.…

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Poland brings forward reopening of cinemas, to vaccinate 16-year-olds

Poland will bring forward the reopening of cinemas and start vaccinating 16- and 17-year-olds, the prime minister said on Wednesday, as COVID-19 cases decline. The country reported 4,255 new cases on Wednesday, part…

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Disciplinary system for Polish judges deemed illegal

The disciplinary system for judges in Poland is against EU law, says the European Court of Justice Advocate General in an Opinion published today. "This is yet another blow to…

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Poland to shorten gap between COVID vaccine doses

Poland will shorten the gap between doses for Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 jabs, the minister responsible for Poland's vaccination programme said on Monday. The gap between doses for the…

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Poland detects first cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant

Poland has detected its first three cases of the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, the health minister revealed, as the European nation starts to emerge from a third wave of…

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Polish parliament approves legislation needed for EU recovery fund

Poland’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved legislation essential to the European Union’s 750-billion-euro ($901 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund, bringing the 27-nation bloc a step closer to implementing the…

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Poland tightens quarantine rules after cases of Indian COVID-19 variant

WARSAW (Reuters) - People travelling to Poland from Brazil, India and South Africa will have to quarantine, the Polish health minister said on Tuesday, as he announced cases of a COVID-19 variant…

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Change of editors at Polish media group spark criticism

WARSAW, April 30 (Reuters) - A Polish media group recently acquired by state-run refiner PKN Orlen has replaced top editors at three local newspapers, upsetting some reporters and the country's…

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Poland to send provisional version of recovery plan to Brussels

WARSAW, April 30 (Reuters) - Poland will send a draft of its National Recovery Plan to Brussels on Friday for consultation with the European Commission, a deputy minister said, but there could…

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Poland to open hotels from May 8, shopping centres from May 4,

WARSAW, April 28 (Reuters) - Poland will reopen shopping centres on May 4, while hotels will be allowed to open and restaurants will be able to serve food outdoors from…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Krakow, Poland

A new place for recreation for tourists and residents of Krakow is being built in Park of aviators next to 'Tauron Arena' in Krakow, Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/LUKASZ GAGULSKI

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UNICEF warns Poland lost measles herd immunity due to parents refusing vaccines

The level of vaccination of children against measles in Poland has fallen so low that the country has lost herd immunity against the disease, warns UNICEF. The trend has been…

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Poland eases virus curbs in certain regions

Poland will reopen hair salons and let some children return to schools in 11 of its 16 regions from April 26, the health minister said, as daily COVID-19 case numbers…

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Poland marks 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Warsaw Ghetto insurgents chose to die with weapons in their hands and refused to die in concentration camps or gas chambers. They fought heroically, like lions, to the very…

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Poland unveils plan to free its utilities from coal assets

WARSAW, April 16 (Reuters) - Poland plans to create a special energy agency that would take over coal and lignite-fueled power plants from state utilities, including PGE , Enea and Tauron, so…

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Poland keeps most coronavirus curbs

Poland will reopen kindergartens and allow open-air sports from April 19, but other restrictions will be extended by a week, the health minister said on Wednesday, after a spike in…

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Photo Story: Mural in Poland dedicated to the Belarusian opposition

A view of the mural on the wall of one of the tenement houses at Legnicka Street in Wroclaw, Poland. The mural is to commemorate the award of the Sakharov…

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Polish court suspends approval of Orlen’s Polska Press takeover -ombudsman

WARSAW, April 12 (Reuters) - A Polish court ruled on Monday that antitrust approval for state-owned refiner PKN Orlen's takeover of newspaper publisher Polska Press should be suspended, said the…

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Photo Story – Climbing at Great Window in the Krakow Czestochowa Upland

A climber makes his way up the Great Window on a sunny day in Piaseczno, in the Krakow-Czestochowa Upland, south–central Poland, 11 April 2021. The Great Window is a group…

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Photo Story: 11th anniversary of the presidential plane crash near Smolensk

Leader of the Law and Justice (PiS) ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski lays a candle in front of the Smolensk Catastrophe Victims monument at the Powazki Military Cemetery during the ceremonies…

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Poland seems to have passed COVID-19 infections peak

Poland seems to have passed a peak in the number of coronavirus infections, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Friday, adding that the country is still testing its health system…

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Polish doctors exhausted by non-stop COVID third wave

Some Polish doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts as they fight a third wave of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, amid reports of medical…

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Poland extends COVID-19 curbs amid fears of Easter bounce

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will extend COVID-19 restrictions until April 18, its health minister said on Wednesday, as the country struggles to cope with a third wave of infections that…

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