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Poland set for high-stakes election amid disputes over EU, democracy

By Alan Charlish Poles elect a new parliament on Sunday Ruling nationalists PiS tipped to win but to lack majority Opposition leader says PiS wants to take Poland out of…

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As election nears, Polish PM warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among migrants

WARSAW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Islamic militants will be among migrants heading for Europe as a result of the conflict in Israel, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday, as his…

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Poland to extend border controls with Slovakia

WARSAW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Poland will announce on Thursday that it intends to extend temporary controls on its border with Slovakia, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said. "Today we will…

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Role of women in society at stake in Polish election

In 2021, a young woman came to a hospital in eastern Poland to get an abortion: she was suffering from severe mental distress because the fetus she was carrying had…

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Poland, Hungary evacuate citizens from Israel

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is sending military planes to evacuate its citizens from Israel, Polish President Andrzej Duda said, after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. "We are sending…

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Poland election turns Germany into punchbag, straining Western alliance

Ruling Polish nationalists mine old resentment dating to war Fighting for re-election, they accuse Germany of meddling Quarrel hits Western efforts to aid Ukraine against Russia Berlin being careful to…

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Poland election campaign polarised by anxiety over migration

By Marek Strzelecki, Kuba Stezycki and Kacper Pempel Border village grappling with surge in illegal migrants Villager: 'They'll walk in like ants' if vigilance wanes Ruling nationalists mining migration fears…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before Oct vote

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of October 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Wednesday. The Law and Justice party…

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UPDATED: Czechs, Poles start checks on border with Slovakia, Austria to follow suit

PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) - The Czech Republic and Poland took coordinated action to introduce checks along their borders with Slovakia to curb illegal migration and smuggler activity, prompting Austria to follow…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before October vote

WARSAW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of Oct. 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Monday. The Law and Justice party…

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Thousands gather in Warsaw for opposition rally ahead of tight election

By Justyna Pawlak WARSAW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people gathered for an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that the…

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Poland says it will uphold its veto on EU migration pact

WARSAW, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Poland will uphold its veto on a European Union migration pact, its prime minister said on Friday, as the bloc searches for agreement on a…

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Polish minister says grain talks with Ukraine are on track

WARSAW, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Talks with Ukraine about grain imports are on track, the Polish agriculture minister said on Wednesday, after a dispute between the two countries over Warsaw's…

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Poland may introduce checks on German border due to migration fears

WARSAW, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Poland may introduce checks at the border with Germany amid concerns over a surge in illegal migrants, a government spokesperson told Polsat News late on…

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Polish minister says Germany meddling in election with visas comments

A call by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Warsaw to clarify allegations surrounding migrant visas is an attempt to interfere in the Polish election campaign, Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau…

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Polish PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ‘never to insult Poles again’

By Alan Charlish WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday not to "insult" Poles, maintaining harsh rhetoric towards Kyiv after the Polish president had…

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Poland’s ruling party leads in opinion poll before Oct vote

WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists are in the lead ahead of Oct. 15 parliamentary elections, according to a poll published on Friday. The Law and Justice party…

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UPDATED: Polish president says Ukrainian grain row won’t significantly affect relations

WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A dispute between Poland and Ukraine over grain imports will not significantly affect the countries' good bilateral relations, the Polish president said on Friday, as he moved…

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Polish ruling party condemns critical film as migration dominates election campaign

WARSAW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling party has condemned a new film criticising the country's rejection of migrants from the Middle East and Africa and challenged the opposition to…

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UPDATED: Poland, with election looming, says it isn’t sending new arms to Ukraine

WARSAW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Poland is only carrying out previously agreed arms deliveries to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Thursday, amid souring bilateral relations due to a grain…

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Poland may ban more Ukrainian food products if row escalates, says PM

WARSAW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Poland could slap import bans on more Ukrainian food products, the prime minister said on Wednesday, as he warned Kyiv against escalating a row over…

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Poland bans entry of Russia-registered passenger cars

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland will ban the entry of passenger cars registered in Russia from Sunday, state-run Polish news agency PAP reported, citing Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski. "This ban at…

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Poland hikes minimum wage as voters fret over cost of living

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's minimum wage will rise by almost 18% in January, the prime minister announced, ahead of Oct. 15 elections in which the cost of living ranks high…

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Polish foreign ministry sacks legal chief as visa scandal grows

WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Poland's foreign ministry said on Friday it had fired the head of its legal service and cancelled all its contracts for outsourcing visa applications amid…

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Legionnaire’s bacteria outbreak in Poland kills 19

An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in southeastern Poland has killed 19 people, health officials said on Saturday. The outbreak hit the city of Rzeszow and surrounding areas. Rzeszow's health department said…

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Poland asks EU’s top court to cancel three climate policies

Poland has filed legal challenges attempting to annul three of the European Union's main climate change policies, which the Polish government argues would worsen social inequality, documents published on Monday…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Brodnowski Park, Warsaw, Poland

An aerial image made with a drone shows people skating at an open air ice rink at the Brodnowski Park in Warsaw, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Rafal Guz

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Poland displays military might in huge parade as elections loom

Poland's biggest military parade since the Cold War took place in Warsaw on Tuesday, as the NATO-member country flexed its military muscle in what the government hoped would be both…

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Poland displays military might in huge parade as elections loom

WARSAW, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest military parade since the Cold War took place in Warsaw on Tuesday, as the NATO-member country flexed its military muscle in what the…

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Polish government draws up questions for voters, opposition calls foul

WARSAW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Polish government wants to pose questions to voters during a Oct. 15 election that will include whether Poland should take in "thousands of illegal…

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Polish government plans referendum on rejecting ‘thousands of illegal immigrants’

Euronews - Provisionally planned for the same day as this October's election, the referendum is a poke in the eye to another EU-wide policy as Warsaw and Brussels clash over…

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Poland to vote in privatisation referendum, likely alongside October election

Poles will vote on whether they support the privatisation of state companies, Poland's ruling party leader said on Friday, as he announced the first question in a number of referendums…

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Poland plans to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday." About 10,000 soldiers…

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Belarus denies helicopter violation as Poland rushes troops to border

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said it was rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia's closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters. …

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More Wagner fighters move closer to Polish border

WARSAW (Reuters) - A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister…

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Poland warns Belarus-EU borders may be closed if Wagner group incidents happen

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could jointly decide to shut their borders with close Russian ally Belarus if there are serious incidents involving the Wagner group along their…

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Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbour and close ally…

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Poland to move soldiers to east of country due to Wagner

WARSAW, July 21 (Reuters) - Poland has decided to move military formations from the west to the east of the country due to possible threats related to the Wagner Group's…

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PHOTO STORY: Recovery operation of aircraft that crashed in a building in Chrcynno, Poland

Rescue services try to recover a wreckage of a Cessna plane that crashed into a building in Chrcynno, Central Poland. On 17 July evening the Cessna plane, while landing in…

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Russia is using grain as ammunition, says Polish minister

WARSAW, July 18 (Reuters) - Russia is using grain as ammunition, Poland's Agriculture Minister Robert Telus told Reuters, commenting on the collapse of the year-old U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine export grain…

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Poland wants German Patriot units to stay at least until year-end

WARSZAWA, July 3 (Reuters) - Poland would like German Patriot systems to remain in Poland at least until the end of 2023, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Monday. Germany…

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Poland to send 500 police to bolster security at Belarus border

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland said on Sunday it will send 500 police to shore up security at its border with Belarus to cope with rising numbers of migrants crossing as well…

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Polish PM to oppose migration deal at EU summit

WARSAW, June 29 (Reuters) - Poland will demand the reform of the European Union's border agency Frontex and more funds for dealing with migrants, the prime minister said on Thursday,…

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Polish media vow to protect press freedom amid gov’t influence fears

WARSAW, June 28 (Reuters) - The editors of dozens of Polish media outlets published a joint declaration in defence of press freedom on Wednesday following complaints by critics of the…

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Poland’s Kaczynski rejoins government ahead of tough election

WARSAW, June 21 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski returned to the cabinet as deputy prime minister on Wednesday, taking up a more prominent role ahead of a…

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Poland may combine EU migration referendum with election

WARSAW, June 19 (Reuters) - Poland may hold a referendum on a European Union migration deal on the same day as elections set for the autumn, a deputy minister said…

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Poland to take 2035 fossil fuel car ban to top EU court

WARSAW, June 12 (Reuters) - Poland will appeal against European Union rules to end the sale of fossil fuel cars across the bloc from 2035 to the top EU court…

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WSJ reports about Polish link in Nord Stream sabotage

German investigators are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to damage the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, the Wall Street…

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Poland receives draft EU regulation extending ban on Ukrainian food imports

WARSAW, June 5 (Reuters) - Poland's agriculture minister has received a draft regulation from the European Commission extending a ban on imports of some Ukrainian food products until September 15,…

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Polish opposition supporters, seeking change, mark 1989 Solidarity win

WARSAW, June 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland's first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed…

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Polish president withdraws law on undue Russian influence

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish court ruled on Friday that the president was within his rights to pardon a government minister found guilty of abuse of power in a previous…

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Poland slams vote questioning Hungary holding EU presidency

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland rebuked the European Parliament backing a resolution that questions Hungary's ability to hold the European Union presidency next year due to concerns about judicial independence. Despite…

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Polish president to sign Russian influence bill despite opposition protests

WARSAW, May 29 (Reuters) - Poland's president said on Monday he would sign off on a bill authorising a panel to investigate Russian influence despite opposition criticism it is witch…

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Poland to raise minimum wage twice in 2024

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland plans to raise the minimum wage twice in 2024 to help people cope with high inflation, Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Malag said, as the…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Castle Kornik, Poland

A picture taken with a drone of Castle Kornik, in the Polish town of Kórnik, which was constructed in the 14th century. Magnolias are in bloom in the castle's Arboretum.…

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Polish news websites hit by DDoS attacks

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Several Polish news websites were hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that the government said could be the action of Russian hacking groups, the digitalisation minister was…

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Poland says object likely to be observation balloon entered airspace from east

WARSAW (Reuters) -An unidentified object that entered Polish airspace from the direction of Belarus was probably an observation balloon, Poland's defence ministry said on Saturday on Twitter. NATO-member Poland is…

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