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Poland reintroduces ban on flights from 46 countries including Malta

Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, including France and Spain, as of 2 September, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday, as the country grapples with a spike…

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Poland warns against Russia’s military intervention in Belarus

Russia should not intervene militarily in Belarus under the pretence of restoring control there, Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on…

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Poland plans extending travel ban to 63 countries, including Malta

A new draft regulation of the Council of Ministers, extends the list of countries banned from passenger air traffic with Poland from 44 to 63 countries. The current no-fly regulation…

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Poland could become carbon neutral by 2056

Poland, the only European Union country that has not pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050, could reach that goal by 2056, a study by the state Polish Economic Institute…

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Poland reports new record in coronavirus new daily cases

Poland reported 903 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the Health Ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic outbreak. Poland has reported 60,281 cases in all,…

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Polish climate minister tests positive for coronavirus another minister in isolation

Polish Climate Minister Michal Kurtyka has tested positive for the coronavirus, he revelead, while another minister is ill and in isolation according to his assistant. “Unfortunately, my second coronavirus test…

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Poland’s foreign minister resigns

Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has submitted his resignation, the ministry said on Thursday. Czaputowicz signalled in July he may quit as the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party announced…

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Polish employment falls less than expected in July

The number of people employed in Poland fell less than expected in July, a further positive signal for the European Union's largest eastern member as it emerges from the coronavirus…

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Photo Story: The annual pilgrimage to the holiest Orthodox Shrine in Grabarka, Poland

Faithful on Sunday attend the last stage of the annual pilgrimage to the church at the Holy Hill of Grabarka at the holiest Orthodox Shrine in Grabarka, eastern Poland. Via…

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Polish firm starts production of first-in-world medicine for Covid-19

The production of the first batch of the first in the world medicine for COVID-19 began on Tuesday, Biomed Lublin, the pharmaceutical company based in Lublin, eastern Poland, announced. The…

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Polish Health Minister Łukasz Szumowski resigns

Łukasz Szumowski has announced his resignation from his position as Minister of Health during a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Szumowski said he would return to his profession.…

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Poland says monitoring situation at its border with Belarus

Poland is monitoring the situation at its border with Belarus, Deputy Defence Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz said on Monday. NATO dismissed on Sunday allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that it…

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Hundreds gather in Prague, Warsaw to support Belarus protesters

Crowds gathered in Prague and Warsaw on Sunday to show their support for protesters in Belarus who are demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down after what they say was his…

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US and Poland sign defence cooperation agreement

The US sealed a defence cooperation deal with Polish officials that will pave the way for the redeployment of American troops from Germany to Poland, Euronews reports. "This is going…

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Photo story: 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw

Polish military aircraft perform a formation fly-over during the ceremony marking 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, in Warsaw, Poland, 15 August 2020. The Battle of Warsaw, also known…

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Poland braces for influx from Belarus after crackdown

Poland is bracing for an influx of people from neighbouring Belarus after a violent crackdown on post-election protests there but wants to maintain border security, deputy foreign minister Marcin Przydacz…

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624 new Covid-19 infections in Poland

The Polish Health Ministry announced 624 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Poland, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 51,791 including 13,293 still active. The number…

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Death toll from coronavirus in Poland exceeds 1,800

The Polish Health Ministry announced 624 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Poland, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 51,791 including 13,293 still active. The number…

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Estonia adds Iceland, Netherlands, Poland and San Marino to self-quarantine list

Four European countries, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland and San Marino, have been added to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' list of countries of origin for travellers arriving in Estonia who…

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Poland reports record new coronavirus infections

Poland reported 809 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the sixth record daily rise in two weeks, but Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin ruled out a new nationwide lockdown. According to…

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UPDATED: Poland reports record new coronavirus infections

Poland on Thursday reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the fifth time since last week, the health ministry said, as it announced renewed local restrictions to counter the…

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Poland reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

Poland on Tuesday reported another record daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 680 new infections and six deaths, after a spike driven by outbreaks amongst miners and after public gatherings. The new…

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Poland plans to merge utilities, carve out coal

Poland plans to merge its three utilities PGE, Enea and Tauron into two groups as part of a planned reform of its coal and energy industry, its deputy prime minister…

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Poland to enforce virus regulations in shops

Poland's health minister said police health authorities would start checks in shops this week to see if people are following regulations to keep their mouths and noses covered. "This week…

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Poland commemorates the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising

Polish authorities attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the plaque commemorating the signing of the order to start the Warsaw Uprising, at Filtrowa street in Warsaw, Poland, on 01 August 2020.…

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Poland registers its highest number of new coronavirus cases

Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the third day in a row on Saturday, with 658 new infections, the Health…

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Poland reports record high coronavirus cases for second day

Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the second day in a row on Friday, with 657 new cases, according to…

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Poland may reimpose some curbs as daily COVID-19 cases jump

Poland may have to reimpose quarantine for travellers from countries such as Spain to contain the coronavirus, its prime minister said on Thursday after the country reported its highest daily…

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UPDATED: Poland reports highest daily rise in coronavirus cases, expecting “high numbers” in coming days

Poland reported its highest daily rise in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, with 615 new infections, according to the health ministry's Twitter account. The health…

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Poland mulls quarantine for people coming back from some countries

Poland may reinstate quarantine for people coming back from some countries, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Thursday. “We are considering introducing a quarantine for particular countries from the European…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bieszczady Mountains, Poland

Morning fog hangs in the air over Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/DAREK

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Photo story: Airplane cinema in Poland

People sit in parked airplanes at the start of the airplane cinema in Pila, northwestern Poland. According to the organizers, it is the first cinema of this type in the…

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Poland to quit treaty on violence against women

Poland will take steps next week to withdraw from a European treaty on violence against women, which the right-wing cabinet says violates parents’ rights by requiring schools to teach children…

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Poland’s unemployment rate rises to 6.1% in June

Poland's registered unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in June compared with 6.0% in May, statistics office data showed on Thursday, below analysts' expectations of 6.2%. The statistics office also said…

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Poland to propose limits on foreign media soon

Poland will seek to craft rules limiting the concentration of foreign-owned media outlets well before the ruling nationalists finish their term in power, Poland's de facto leader said on Sunday,…

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Increased US military presence in Poland serves security interest of all region – Lithuanian President

The possible deployment of more US troops to Poland will serve the security interests of the entire region, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said. "That possible reassignment of troops will have…

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Polish Central Bank predicts decrease in foreign workers in Poland by 2022

The number of foreigners working in Poland will decrease in 2020-2022 to around 1 million from 1.15 million a year ago, according to estimates by the National Bank of Poland…

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Poland’s Duda wins presidential vote

Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the presidential election, results from over 99% of polling stations show, with remaining uncounted votes unlikely to sway the final outcome, the National…

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Incumbent Duda extends lead in Polish presidential election

Incumbent Andrzej Duda's lead in Poland's presidential election widened further, an updated late poll showed on Monday, a result, which while still uncertain, could have profound implications for Warsaw's relations…

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Polish election exit poll projects narrow victory for incumbent Andrzej Duda

Election exit poll projects narrow victory for incumbent Andrzej Duda. Notes from Poland quotes an exit poll for today’s presidential election in Poland which shows a narrow victory for the conservative…

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Photo Story – Polish Presidential Vote

Former president of Poland and Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa casts his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections, in Gdansk, northern Poland, 12 July 2020. EPA-EFE/Adam Read more…

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Poland votes in final phase of presidential election

Poles vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election that may shape the country's future relations with the European Union, which have been frayed by the bloc's concerns over the…

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Election watch – Poland choses its next President

Opinion polls are showing President Andrzej Duda and the Warsaw mayor and Civic Platform (PO) candidate to be neck and neck before Sunday’s polling day. The result could determine the…

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Polish-Czech border to reopen today

The Polish-Czech border will fully reopen on Monday, June 29, due to the improvement in the coronavirus epidemic-related situation in Silesia, southern Poland, Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller wrote on…

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Photo Story: Floods in south-eastern Poland

Photos of flooded streets in the town of Jaslo, south-eastern Poland. Over the weekend a storm with heavy rainfall hit the Podkarpacie region, causing serious damage to infrastructure and properties.…

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Incumbent President wins first round of presidential elections, to face Warsaw’s mayor run-off

Poland's nationalist incumbent Andrzej Duda won the first round of a presidential election on Sunday but will have to face the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a run-off on July…

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Poles go out to vote for new President

Poland’s right-wing president, Andrzej Duda, is fighting for a second term in an election Sunday that will test whether he was helped by a campaign that depicted LGBT rights as…

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Poland votes in critical presidential election

Poles vote on Sunday in a closely-fought presidential election critical to the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government's hopes of implementing its conservative agenda, including judicial reforms the European Union…

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Photo Story: Poland prepares for presidential elections

Preparing the polling place in Dubiecko, Poland, 26 June 2020. Poland will hold its presidential election on 28 June 2020. Poles will be able to vote in polling stations with…

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Google to invest up to $2 bln in Polish data centre

Google will invest as much as $2 billion in a data centre in Poland to deal with cloud services, the Puls Biznesu daily said. News of the investment follows an…

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One person dies after bus crashes of bridge in Warsaw, Poland

A Warsaw city bus has crashed off the Grot-Rowecki bridge in northern Warsaw down to a multi-lane north-south transit route along the Vistula River. One person has died in the…

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Photo Story: Flooding in Poland

A view on a damaged bridge and Suszanka stream with high water levels after heavy rains in Pcim, southern Poland over the weekend. Emergency services intervened more than 300 times…

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Polish president slips in opinion polls ahead of election

Support for incumbent Andrzej Duda is falling just days before Poland's presidential election, polls show, opening up what until recently looked an unlikely possibility -- an opposition candidate taking the…

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Poland to lift restrictions on numbers of aircraft passengers

Poland will allow aircraft to fly with all their seats occupied as of July 1, Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz announced. Poland has been easing lockdown restrictions related to the…

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Tesco sells Polish business for $206 mln

British supermarket group Tesco said it was selling its Polish business for 819 million zlotys ($206.52 million), leaving it focused on the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in the central…

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Polish airlines LOT to resume international flights on July 1

Polish national airline PLL LOT will resume international flights on July 1, it announced, almost four months after suspending them to curb the spread of the coronavirus. State-controlled LOT said…

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Failed procurement of ventilators flames Polish electoral debate

Poland's opposition demanded answers on Monday over a government deal for medical ventilators to help combat the coronavirus, saying the contract was worth 250 million zlotys ($63.7 million) but the…

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