Poland

Polish PM to discuss EU membership for Ukraine with European Commission’s von der Leyen

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will discuss support for Ukraine joining the European Union with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Tuesday, a…

Read More Here

115,000 Ukrainians arrive in Poland – More than 43,000 entered Romania since Russian invasion

Reuters/DPA - Some 115,000 people seeking refuge from Russia's war on Ukraine have reached Poland, the government said on Saturday, as countries in eastern Europe prepared to welcome people fleeing Moscow's attacks. More than…

Read More Here

Poland steps up help and solidarity with Ukrainian population

Michał Dworczyk, a top aide to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, told reporters that “everyone escaping the war will be received in Poland.” He said: “Everyone seeking help in Poland will be…

Read More Here

UPDATE – Poland, Sweden refuse to play World Cup match with Russia

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland and Sweden said they would not play their soccer World Cup qualifiers against Russia in March, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the governing bodies of both national…

Read More Here

Poland sees more cyberattacks on government servers

WARSAW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The computer servers of the Polish government and the national system for payment clearing have experienced more cyberattacks in recent days, a government official in…

Read More Here

Siren goes off in Polish town on border with Ukraine – Reuters witness

MEDYKA, Poland, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A siren went off on Thursday in the Polish town of Medyka, a border crossing with Ukraine, a Reuters witness said. After weeks of denying plans…

Read More Here

Germany ready ‘for all scenarios’ in case of refugee influx from Ukraine

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany is prepared for all scenarios in case of a refugee influx from Ukraine and will help other neighbouring countries including Poland in case of large-scale refugee…

Read More Here

Poland and Lithuania say Ukraine deserves EU candidate status due to ‘current security challenges’

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ukraine deserves European Union candidate status, and Poland and Lithuania will support it in this goal, the presidents of the two countries said in a joint declaration…

Read More Here

Poland will remove most COVID restrictions – PM

WARSAW, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Poland will remove most COVID-19 restrictions from March 1, while keeping the obligation to wear face masks, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday. "After medical consultations and…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Izdebki, Poland

An aerial picture shows the district road No. 2036, which runs among the snow-covered fields in the village Izdebki, southeastern Poland. Photo - EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

Read More Here

Ukrainian veterans in Poland prepare to re-enlist as Russia tensions mount

WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) - Dmytro Dovzhenko, 40, has been living in Poland with his wife and two children since 2019, running a business handling anything from hairdressing to beauty to…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Jacek Malczewski art exhibition Opens in Krakow

A Self-Portrait with gorgons by the artist Jacek Malczewski is on display in the exhibition 'Romantic Jacek Malczewski' during the show's opening ceremony at the National Museum in Krakow, southern…

Read More Here

US announces Abrams tanks for Poland as tensions with Russia escalate

WARSAW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday the planned sale of 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, as Washington moves to strengthen the defenses of a key…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Strong winds cause damage in Poland

A damaged tree after strong winds in Dobrzyca village, west-central Poland. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a warning concerning strong winds across Poland. Via EPA-EFE/TOMASZ WOJTASIK

Read More Here

‘Prepared for the worst’: Polish PM braces for Ukrainian refugees

WARSAW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Poland is planning for a possible influx of refugees from Ukraine in case of a Russian invasion, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday, despite…

Read More Here

UPDATED: MEPs push Commission to act after ECJ dismisses Polish, Hungarian challenge to rule of law mechanism

The European Court of Justice has dismissed a Polish and Hungarian challenge to a new law that would allow the EU to cut funds to member countries that violate democratic…

Read More Here

FACTBOX-Top EU court throws out Polish, Hungarian challenge to “money for demoracy”

Feb 16 (Reuters) - The European Union's top court dismissed on Wednesday challenges by Poland and Hungary to a new tool that would cut funding by the 27-nation bloc for members that flout democratic…

Read More Here

Poland raises alert against cyber attacks

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has alerted the security services and public administration against threats in cyberspace, the Government Centre for Security said, just hours after Ukraine reported its defence ministry and two…

Read More Here

Poland preparing for potential influx of Ukrainian refugees – Interior Minister

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is preparing for "various scenarios" for a possible influx of refugees if Russia were to attack Ukraine, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Sunday. Washington has said Russia,…

Read More Here

UPDATED: U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The United States will send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, Poland's Defence Minister said late on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report, as Russia held…

Read More Here

Polish ruling party presents bill to end rule of law dispute with EU

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists proposed legislation aiming to ease a dispute with the European Union over judiciary independence and unlock access to EU funds. Last October, the EU's…

Read More Here

EU refers Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK to EU court

BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was referring Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden and former EU member Britain to the European Court of Justice related…

Read More Here

Updated: “Beginning of the end”: upbeat Poland cuts COVID isolation

WARSAW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - An end to the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the Polish health minister said on Wednesday, as he announced a cut to the isolation period…

Read More Here

Planes bring U.S. troops to Poland, with most expected on Monday

RZESZOW, Poland (Reuters) - Two U.S. military planes could be seen landing at a Polish airport on Monday morning and more were expected later in the day, bringing the bulk…

Read More Here

First U.S. reinforcement troops arrive in Poland, more expected

RZESZOW, Poland (Reuters) - The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border arrived on Saturday at Rzeszow military base in…

Read More Here

UPDATED: Polish President proposes bill to end rule of law row with EU

WARSAW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday submitted legislation to dismantle a controversial disciplinary chamber for judges, hoping it would allow the government to end a…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Storm causes damage in in Orzechowo near Ustka in Poland

A view of the destroyed cliff in Orzechowo near Ustka, Poland. The cliff is devastated due to strong winds and a storm on the Baltic Sea raging for several days,…

Read More Here

Poland’s Covid death toll is now more than 105,000

Poland detected 56,051 fresh Covid infections in the past 24 hours, Polskie Radio reports, an 83% surge on the 30,588 cases confirmed on Wednesday two weeks ago. That’s near Poland’s…

Read More Here

Polish-Belarus border wall threatens primeval forest, environmentalists say

Poland should delay construction of a new barrier through the primeval Bialowieza forest that straddles its border with Belarus until it can prove that it will not harm local wildlife,…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Polana, Poland

Snow-covered trees by the road near Polana village, in the Bieszczady Mountains, south-eastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz POLAND OUT

Read More Here

Poland reports new daily record of COVID cases

WARSAW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poland reported a record 57,659 new daily COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the health ministry said, as the Omicron variant takes hold. Authorities have said the…

Read More Here

Poland hits COVID case record, as Eastern Europe battles surge

WARSAW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania all hit their highest infection rates of the pandemic on Wednesday, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron…

Read More Here

EU considering freezing EU funds for Hungary and Poland over rule of law breaches

The European Commission could propose freezing European Union structural funds for Hungary and Poland over concerns for the rule of law before a Hungarian parliamentary election on April 3, Budget…

Read More Here

No vax, no meal: Some Polish restaurants impose entry curbs amid criticism of light-touch rules

Warsaw restaurateur Marcin Wojtasik says he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxxers to help protect his staff from COVID-19 by admitting only vaccinated customers. "It was a very…

Read More Here

UPDATED: Poland widens testing as COVID cases hit record

Poles will be able to get tested for COVID-19 in pharmacies free of charge, the government said on Friday, after the country reported a record 36,665 daily cases as the…

Read More Here

Poland gets formal EU demand to pay fines over judicial regime

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission has sent Poland formal notice to pay some 70 million euros in fines for failing to reverse an illegal disciplinary regime for…

Read More Here

Poland’s daily COVID cases could top 50,000 next week

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish state employees will move to remote working and private sector companies should follow suit as the country faces another surge in daily COVID-19 cases, driven by…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Suloszow, Poland

A picture taken with a drone shows winter landscape in Suloszowa village, in southern Poland after temperatures in Suloszow were reported at minus 3 degree Celsius. Photo: EPA-EFE/LUKASZ GAGULSKI

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Puck, Poland

An aerial taken with a drone view shows the new established Protected Landscape Area of the Plutnica River Valley at the Puck Bay, northern Poland. In the last 10 years,…

Read More Here

Polish COVID advisers quit over lack of science influence on policy

Thirteen of the 17 members of Poland's Medical Council advising the prime minister on COVID-19 resigned, condemning what they said was a lack of scientific influence on policy. Even with…

Read More Here

Poland asks EU to hold off fines for disciplining judges – letter

BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Poland asked the European Union's executive to hold off fines for undermining judicial independence, saying it is working to dismantle its contentious disciplinary chamber for…

Read More Here

Polish scientists find gene that doubles risk of serious COVID

Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19, a discovery they hope could help doctors identify people who…

Read More Here

Europe at greatest risk of war in last 30 years, Poland warns

VIENNA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Europe is nearer war than it has been in 30 years, Poland's foreign minister warned during the third round of diplomacy this week aimed at…

Read More Here

Polish parliament to debate bill to step up govt control of schools

WARSAW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers are expected to debate on Wednesday a nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party bill that critics say could curb access to teaching on…

Read More Here

Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive

Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the blow from surging inflation, the prime minister said.…

Read More Here

EU will demand Poland pay fine for disciplining judges

The European Union executive is set to demand that Poland pay around 70 million euros ($80 million) of fines for failing to scrap a contentious system for disciplining judges, sources have told Reuters. A spokesman…

Read More Here

Poland’s total COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000

Poland's total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, the health minister said, as the country grapples with a fourth wave of the pandemic. The number of deaths per…

Read More Here

Young Poles and Spaniards the least optimistic in the EU, Maltese, Latvian and Slovenian the most

Just 37% of young Poles say they are optimistic about their future. Only Spain, with a figure of 35%, had a lower result among European Union countries. The findings come…

Read More Here

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Cisowa, Poland

A view of morning fogs in the Przemyskie Foothills near the village of Cisowa, Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

Read More Here

Poland’s PM to announce anti-inflationary measures Tuesday, gov’t spokesperson says

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to announce more additions to the country's anti-inflationary package on Tuesday, government spokesperson Piotr Muller said on Saturday. The measures…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Snow in Krakow

People walk on snow covered Main Market Square in Krakow, southern Poland. Temperatures in Krakow were reported at minus 1 degrees Celsius. Photo - EPA-EFE/LUKASZ GAGULSKI

Read More Here

Poland cuts VAT on petrol to soften impact of inflation

WARSAW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Poland will cut tax on petrol from next month to shelter consumers from a surge in inflation, the prime minister was quoted as saying on…

Read More Here

Poland defiant as EU fines loom over disciplining judges

BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A Polish minister has accused the European Union of making "illegal demands" on his country ahead of a Jan.11 deadline by which Warsaw is meant…

Read More Here

Photo Story: At least one killed as freight train and truck collide in Poland

Aftermath of an accident that occurred when a freight train and a truck collided in Goluchow village, central Poland, 06 January 2022. The driver of the truck was reportedly killed…

Read More Here

Polish murderer on the run for 20 years arrested for not wearing facemask

Police in Poland have arrested a convicted murderer who had been on the run for 20 years because he was not wearing a face mask. Warsaw police said they had…

Read More Here

Poland’s president tests positive once more for COVID-19

WARSAW, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, a top aide tweeted on Wednesday, after several people around him were infected. "The President feels…

Read More Here

Polish manufacturing ends 2021 with solid growth -PMI

WARSAW, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Polish manufacturing sector finished 2021 with solid growth, a survey showed on Monday, posting the biggest gains in output and new orders since the…

Read More Here