Poland

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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Poland extends COVID-19 restrictions until April 18

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 authorities fear could…

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Photo Story: Snowfall in Poland

A view of snow-covered cars in Olsztyn, northeastern Poland. The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) is forecasting continuing cold temperatures and snowfall in the next days. A…

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Bomb threat on Turkish Airlines flight while taxiing for departure from Warsaw

Reports emerged this morning of a bomb threat on board Turkish Airlines flight TK1766, from Warsaw Poland to Istanbul, Turkey on 4th April 2021 as it was taxiing for departure.…

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Photo Story: Easter Monday in Poland

A girl and a boy throw water at each other on Wet Monday in a private garden in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, 05 April 2021. Wet Monday is a Catholic celebration…

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Photo Story: Easter decoration in Czeladz, Poland

Easter decorations on display on the market square in Czeladz, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/ANDRZEJ GRYGIEL

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Polish hospitals struggle with surge of virus patients

Polish hospitals struggled over the Easter weekend with a massive number of people infected with COVID-19 following a huge surge in infections across Central and Eastern Europe in recent weeks.…

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Photo Story: Painted eggs decorate the center of Siemiatycze, Poland

Painted polystyrene eggs decorate the center of Siemiatycze, eastern Poland. Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide. The oldest tradition create an easter egg is to use dyed…

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Photo Story: Easter traditions in Poland

A priest blesses the Easter baskets in the parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Budy Barczackie near Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland. In accordance with the Polish tradition, on this day…

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Poland to start vaccinating 1 million persons a week

The government plans to start vaccinating one million people a week from April 12, the government's plenipotentiary for the vaccination programme said. Michal Dworczyk told reporters on Friday that the…

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Poland reports record coronavirus-related deaths so far in 2021

Poland reported its highest number of deaths related to COVID-19 so far this year on Wednesday, as concern mounts that the health system is cracking under the strain of the…

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EU Commission sues Poland for undermining independence of judges

The European Commission on Wednesday took the Polish government to the EU's top court for undermining the independence of judges and preventing them from applying EU law in Poland and…

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Hungarian and Polish PMs to meet Italy’s League leader to discuss new alliance

The prime ministers of Hungary and Poland will meet the leader of Italy's rightist League party on Thursday for talks on forming a European political alliance, Hungarian state news agency MTI said on Tuesday.…

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Civil society and law experts urge EU to act on Polish rule of law

Civil society organisations and legal experts from around the world urged the European Commission on Sunday to sue the Polish government in the EU's top court for undermining the independence…

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Exhibits from the Vatican Museums at the Royal Castle in Warsaw

Various exhibits are on display at a presentation in the Royal Library of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, that exhibits art pieces lent by the Vatican Museums. The exhibition,…

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Aviva sells Polish business to Allianz for $2.9 billion

Aviva has sold its Polish operations to Germany’s Allianz for 2.5 billion euros ($2.94 billion) in cash, completing a programme to sell European and Asian assets begun last year, the…

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Poland reports new daily record of 35,143 coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with 35,143 new cases, health ministry data showed as the country's healthcare system is testing…

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Photo Story: The Easter market in Poznan, Poland

People visit at the traditional Easter market in Poznan, west-central Poland, amid the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This year's Easter falls on 04…

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Poland ‘lacking beds everywhere’ as new COVID-19 cases peak

Poland's government said on Wednesday it was considering sending COVID-19 patients from regions where hospitals are under severe strain to areas where more hospital beds are available after new cases hit a record daily high of almost…

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Poland reports almost 30,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a record

Poland reported a record 29,978 new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the government prepares to toughen restrictions amid a worsening third wave of the pandemic. The government ordered theatres,…

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UPDATED: Poland to announce new coronavirus restrictions by Thursday

Poland will announce new COVID-19 restrictions for the next two weeks by Thursday at the latest, Morawiecki said, as the country braces for what could be a second Easter spent…

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Poland forward Lewandowski receives honour from president

Soccer player Robert Lewandowski received an honour from the Polish president on Monday, giving the striker named Best FIFA Men's Player in 2020 another award for a trophy cabinet already containing…

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Stellantis plant in Tychy, Poland celebrates 2.5 million Fiat 500s produced

2.5 million 500 models have now been produced at the Stellantis plant in Tychy, Poland. The record-breaking model, ordered by a customer from France, is a 500 Hybrid equipped with…

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Poland’s total number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 2 million

WARSAW, March 19 (Reuters) - Poland's total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to health ministry data, as the country grapples with a third wave of the…

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UPDATED: Poland’s total number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 2 million

Poland's total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to health ministry data, as the country grapples with a third wave of the pandemic. The country of…

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Poland announces nationwide restrictions amid record coronavirus cases surge

WARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Poland announced on Wednesday it was introducing nationwide restrictions as the daily tally of new coronavirus cases reached the highest level this year. Poland has been implementing regional…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Wujskie, Poland

Winter in the village of Wujskie, in the Bieszczady Mountains, in south-eastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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Poland’s Walesa in emotional video message

Polish freedom icon Lech Walesa issued an emotional video message on social media Sunday before going to hospital for surgery. "I'm reporting to the hospital. What comes next, only time…

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Poland reports highest daily coronavirus cases since November

Poland reported 21,049 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, health ministry data showed, the highest figure since November 2020. The health ministry said there were a further 343 coronavirus-related deaths. In…

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Poland reports 17,260 new daily coronavirus cases, highest since November

Poland reported 17,260 new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest number since November, data by health ministry showed, as the country grapples with its third wave of the coronavirus…

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Poland set to hit 20,000 coronavirus cases a day

Poland could this week see up to 20,000 new coronavirus cases a day, the health ministry said on Monday, as it grapples with its third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Poland’s active cases keep rising

The Health Ministry announced 13,574 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Poland, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 1,794,914 including 267,061 still active. The number of…

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