27

Nov

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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26

Nov

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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26

Nov

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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26

Nov

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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21

Nov

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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21

Nov

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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21

Nov

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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21

Nov

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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19

Nov

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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19

Nov

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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18

Nov

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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17

Nov

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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17

Nov

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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16

Nov

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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16

Nov

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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15

Nov

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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14

Nov

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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13

Nov

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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12

Nov

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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12

Nov

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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11

Nov

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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10

Nov

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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09

Nov

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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07

Nov

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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06

Nov

Ambulances forced to queue as hospitals scramble for COVID-19 beds in Poland

Marcin Serwach, an ambulance first responder from Warsaw, says he had to deliver oxygen at 3:00 a.m. to a colleague who spent 15 hours parked in front of a hospital…

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05

Nov

Poland continues to report record rise in daily coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record 27,143 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, approaching a threshold at which the government has said it could be forced to impose a nationwide lockdown. On Wednesday,…

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04

Nov

Polish PM says national quarantine possible if virus keeps spreading

Poland announced further restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus and said it would impose a full national lockdown if COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Doctors have…

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04

Nov

Vatican investigating Polish archbishop over alleged cover-up of sexual abuses

The Vatican has ordered an investigation into the former archbishop of Gdansk on suspicion of negligence over sex abuse allegations, a month after the pope accepted the resignation of a…

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04

Nov

UPDATED: Poland to announce new curbs as it reports record rise in daily COVID cases

Poland will announce more restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the prime minister's chief of staff Michal Dworczyk said, as daily infections and deaths reached new…

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04

Nov

Government in Poland appeals for calm to discuss disputed abortion ruling

Poland needs a period of calm to discuss a ruling by the highest court that bans most abortions, a government spokesman said after the measure did not take effect on…

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03

Nov

Covid-19 cases in Poland double in two weeks

In Poland the number of people infected with Covid has doubled in less than two weeks. The health ministry reported this morning that the number of people infected in Poland passed the…

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31

Oct

Poland reports daily record of new coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, with 21,897 new cases, while the country faces massive protests following an abortion ruling last…

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31

Oct

Thousands in Warsaw join biggest protest so far against abortion ruling

Tens of thousands of Poles joined a march in Warsaw on Friday, the biggest in nine days of protests against a ruling by the country's top court last week that…

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30

Oct

Photo story: Spectacular light show Alice in Wonderland opens in Krakow

Scenes from the open-air light exhibition 'Alice in Wonderland - Garden of Lights' by the Museum of Municipal Engineering and CD Lighting at the Garden of Experiences in Krakow, Poland…

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30

Oct

UPDATED: Poland orders state firms to set up field hospitals

Poland's prime minister has ordered six big Polish state-run companies to create field hospitals to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister's chancellery chief of staff, Michal Dworczyk, said…

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29

Oct

Poland’s total number of coronavirus cases exceeds 300,000

Poland's total number of confirmed coronavirus infections has tripled in less than a month, exceeding 300,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, as it announced a new daily record of…

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29

Oct

Police warn of tougher action as thousands join abortion protests in Poland

Thousands took to the streets across Poland on Wednesday night for the seventh day of protests against a court ruling that further limits the country’s highly restrictive abortion laws. Police…

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28

Oct

Poland, Russia and the Ukraine report record rise in daily coronavirus cases and deaths

Poland reported a record 18,820 new coronavirus infections and 236 deaths on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with the country facing hospitals overload while mass street protests against an abortion…

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25

Oct

278 persons detained by Polish police in anti-coronavirus restrictions protests

Warsaw police detained 278 people on Saturday after thousands protested against new curbs aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus, a police spokesman said. Police said demonstrators had attacked…

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24

Oct

Thousands protest across Poland against changes in abortion law

Tens of thousands of people protested across Poland on Friday in defiance of tight coronavirus restrictions, following Thursday's ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal that imposes a near-total ban on abortion…

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24

Oct

Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for Covid-19

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling good, presidential minister Blazej Spychalski announced on Saturday. "The president yesterday was tested for the presence of coronavirus.…

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23

Oct

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal rules that abortion due to foetal defects is unconstitutional

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday that abortion due to foetal defects was unconstitutional, banning one of the few remaining legal grounds for pregnancy termination in the predominantly Catholic country.…

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22

Oct

UPDATED: Polish PM to recommend tightest coronavirus rules for all Poland

Poland’s prime minister on Wednesday said he will recommend imposing the highest level of highest level of coronavirus restrictions nationwide, after the country reported a new record of over 10,000…

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21

Oct

Poland’s total number of coronavirus cases exceeds 200,000

Poland's total number of confirmed coronavirus infections has doubled in less than three weeks and now exceeds 200,000, the health ministry said, as it announced a new daily record of…

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19

Oct

Polish wages rise faster than expected in September

Wages at companies in Poland rose faster than expected in September, official data showed on Monday, but with coronavirus cases increasing sharply in the country the figures may not point…

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19

Oct

Poland to open temporary hospital at Warsaw national stadium

Poland plans to open a temporary hospital at Warsaw’s landmark national stadium to ease the strain on the healthcare system from spiking coronavirus cases, the government said on Monday. Poland…

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19

Oct

Polish government to turn National Stadium into field hospital – reports

The Polish government is turning the National Stadium in Warsaw – Poland’s biggest arena – into a field hospital following a rapid rise in coronavirus cases that has left the…

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18

Oct

Poland – Gym promotes itself as church offering religious meetings to curb restrictions

After gyms were required to close yesterday under new coronavirus restrictions, one sports club in Kraków has declared itself a shop allowing customers to “test” equipment for a fee and a…

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17

Oct

Poland reports record coronavirus daily infections

Poland reported a record 9,622 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, according to health ministry data published on Twitter, as the country reimposed some restrictions to fight the pandemic. Poland has…

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16

Oct

Photo Story: Floods in western Poland

Photos showing floods in western Poland after heavy rain fall over the past days. An aerial picture shows a flooded field in the village of Niegoszow, on the Bystrzyca River,…

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16

Oct

Poland faces new COVID curbs as cases surge

The Polish government urged its citizens to stay at home and ordered new national restrictions such as closing gyms, pools and aquaparks, after coronavirus cases rose by 24% to a…

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15

Oct

Polish officials warn of rising infection, new curbs

Poland must expect a significant rise in coronavirus infections and new measures are likely to be introduced to stop the spread of the virus, government officials said on Thursday. The…

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14

Oct

Poland reports record daily spike in coronavirus cases and deaths

Poland reported a record 6,526 new coronavirus infections and 116 related deaths on Wednesday, according to health ministry data published on Twitter, as doctors warn of the healthcare system becoming…

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14

Oct

Photo Story: First snow in Zakopane, Poland

People move on a snow covered street after the first autumn snowfall in Zakopane, Poland.  In the capital of the Tatra Mountains there are already several centimeters of snow and…

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13

Oct

Poland will veto EU budget and recovery plan if Brussels will impose rule-of-law conditions

Poland will veto the EU's €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery plan if Brussels imposes rule of law conditions, Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said in…

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