Poland

Photo Story: Traditional Easter celebrations in Poland amid lockdown

A Polish boy throws water over a girl on Wet Monday in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, 13 April 2020. Wet Monday is a Catholic celebration held on Easter Monday mostly in…

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EU, OSCE and Polish electoral commission express concern about Presidential election during Covid-19

Representatives of the European Commission and OSCE have expressed concern at the Polish government’s plans to press ahead with presidential elections scheduled in May amid the coronavirus epidemic, warning that…

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Photo Story: Easter solidarity in Koszalin, Poland

Persons dressed as the Easter Bunny delivers food during the initiative 'package to the window', organized by Stefan Romecki, in Koszalin, Poland. Easter food was delivered to needy residents to…

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Photo Story Adapting to the times in Poland

A Catholic priest holds a cross as he rides in a horse-drawn carriage on the street as part of Easter celebrations on Good Friday during the coronavirus pandemic in Zakopane,…

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Poland to lift some restrictions

In Poland, some measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 will be lifted after Easter, its deputy health minister has suggested. During a news conference, Waldemar Kraska, said some restrictions would…

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Photo Story: Nuns give a helping hand in Poland as cases increase to 5,000

Nuns of the canon of the Holy Spirit de Saxia make face masks in Krakow, Poland. The Sisters of the canon of the Holy Spirit de Saxia are making…

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Photo Story: Holy Week during the pandemic

A clergyman carrying a cross speaks during the Way of the Cross on Palm Sunday in the center of Zakopane, Poland 05 April 2020. The procession took place without the…

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European Commission approves state-support packages for Greece, Poland and Portugal

The European Commission has approved a series of multi-billion-euro state support packages for Greece, Poland and Portugal to help soften the economic impact of the coronavirus through grants and loan…

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Photos: Mountains light up in Poland for anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II

The Giewont Mountain in Zakopane, in the Tatra Mountains, southern Poland, on Thursday evening, was lit up in a spectacular light show to commemorate the death of Pope John Paul…

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Photo Story: Further curbs on people’s movements in Poland not ruled out

Poland may face a peak in coronavirus infections in April, government spokesman Piotr Muller told state radio on Thursday, adding that further curbs on people’s movements could not be ruled…

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Photo Story: Street art honours medical personnel in Warsaw

A mural reading 'Not all superheroes wear capes, Thank you!' adorns the side wall of a tenement house during the coronavirus pandemic in Warsaw, Poland. The number of confirmed coronavirus…

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Poland should consider presidential elections postponement

Poland should consider postponing presidential elections scheduled for May 10 if health and safety conditions can't be guaranteed, Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Monday. However he said if it was…

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Election plans in Poland amidst coronavirus pandemic cause friction

Opposition candidates for Poland’s upcoming presidential election are squabbling over how to stop the ballot because of the pandemic, but the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party isn't giving ground.…

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Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki has died, aged 86

The classical world has lost one of the great composers, and Poland is mourning one of its most passionate music educators and cultural ambassadors. He was born in Dębica in…

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Photo Story: Silesian University of Technology in Poland produces protective mask

A worker of Silesian University of Technology in the production of a protective masks by 3D printing at the Silesian University of Technology in Zabrze, southern Poland. Reports state…

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Photo Story: Coronavirus cases in Poland increase to 1,244

A soldier of the Territorial Defence Force checks on people placed in quarantine, during the coronavirus pandemic in Jaroslaw, south-eastern Poland, 27 March 2020. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases…

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Coronavirus cases in Poland increase to 1,085

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Poland increased to 1,085, the Ministry of Health said on 26 March morning. To date, 15 people have died in Poland from the…

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Polish government launches a Minecraft server for housebound kids

In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, Poland has shut its schools until at least April 10. While online classes are widespread, there's still the problem of keeping…

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Poland may impose more curbs on citizens

Poland may impose further constraints on citizens to prevent the spread of coronavirus given the likelihood of a sharp increase in the number of infections this week, senior government officials…

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

An aerial view of a snow-covered pier at the Solina Lake in the Bieszczady Mountains, south-eastern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

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Poland declares ‘state of epidemic’

Poland is moving into a "state of epidemic" — which gives central and regional governments greater powers to deal with a crisis — Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced at a press…

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Polish chemist reported to have made breakthrough discovery in CoVid19 treatment

A Polish chemist from the Wrocław University of Technology, Prof. Maciej Drąg and his team of researchers, together with their counterparts at Lubeck University in Germany have made a breakthrough…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Polana, Poland

An aerial view of snow-covered the Bieszczady Mountains in the village of Polana, southeastern Poland. EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

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Poland shuts borders

We decided to introduce an epidemic emergency. We introduce full controls on all Polish borders. " Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced. In addition to this, Polish citizens will be directed to…

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Head of Polish public television dismissed

Poland’s National Media Council has announced it recalled Jacek Kurski from the post of president of Telewizja Polska SA (TVP), the country’s public television. Shortly before the announcement, the country’s…

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First death from coronavirus in Poland

A 57-year-old woman infected with coronavirus was reported dead on Thursday. The news was reported by the deputy mayor of the western city of Poznań on Thursday noon. The…

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Polish government closes schools, cinemas and museums over coronavirus

The Polish Government announced that all schools, preschools and nurseries will close from Monday due to the coronavirus. Museums and cinemas will also be shut down, while the health minister…

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Poland reports first coronavirus case

Poland has confirmed its first coronavirus infection, Poland’s Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Wednesday. Szumowski said the sick man is in hospital in Zielona Gora, western Poland, and…

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Polish and Italians breathe the most dangerous polluted air – WHO

Polish and Italian populations breath dangerously polluted air, a new report by the Swiss air monitoring platform IQAir shows. According to the research, among the continent’s 100 worst cities for…

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Head of Polish drug trafficking group based in Krakow arrested in Slovakia

A Polish woman suspected of being the head of a Polish drug trafficking group based in Krakow was arrested in Slovakia after a collaborative operation by Polish, Hungarian and Slovakian…

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Photo Story: 5th Diplomatic Festival in Bialystok, Poland

European People's Party (EPP) President Donald Tusk delivers a speech during the 5th Diplomatic Festival organized by the University of Bialystok and the Princess Anna Sapieha-Jablonowska High School, in Bialystok,…

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Two Polish climbers killed in Slovakia’s High Tatra mountains

Two young Polish climbers have fallen to their deaths in Slovakia’s High Tatra mountains amid high winds and heavy snow, the local rescue service said. Slovakia’s mountain rescue service said…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Zubracze, Poland

A view of snow-covered Bieszczady Mountains in Zubracze, southeastern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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British new Blue passports will be “Made in Poland”

In a report published on Saturday by The Times, it has been revealed that the passports will be made in a factory in Tczew, Poland by a Franco/Dutch company thanks…

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Working conditions of Britain’s ‘blue’ post-Brexit passports manufacturers in Poland to be investigated

The Polish factory that produces Britain’s blue post-Brexit passports is facing an investigation by the country’s largest trade union after The Mail on Sunday revealed staff feel underpaid and poorly treated,…

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Poland to return 220 tonnes of waste to UK

More than 220 tonnes of ‘illegally exported’ waste found in a warehouse in Poland is to be returned to the UK, according to a statement from Polish police. The return…

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Poland adopts controversial judicial law

Undeterred by countrywide protests, criticism from Brussels and the Council of Europe (CoE), Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party adopted a controversial law that restricts the judiciary's independence. Although…

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Photo Story: Southern Poland in the grip of cold weather

People walk during a snowfall in Zakopane at Tatra Mountains, southern Poland. Temperatures in Zakopane were reported at minus 1 degree Celsius. Photos: EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot

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Macron says that Poland, Germany and France will lead post-Brexit Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for closer ties with Poland in shaping the European Union without Britain, in European security and relations with Russia.Poland's controversial judicial reforms, which…

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Photo Story: Ceremony of the contract with Lockheed Martin by Poland for the purchase of 32 Lockheed Martin F35

Polish soldiers before a ceremony of signing of a contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft worth USD 4.6 billion, in Deblin, eastern…

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Photo Story: Fatal collision between a train and truck in Poland

A crashed truck (L) at the scene of the collision between a train and a truck in Nowa Schodnia, south-western Poland, on Thursday 30 January 2020. According to reports, the…

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Wreath laying ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the liberation Auschwitz-Birkenau

Former prisoners, Polish President Andrzej Duda Monday morning attended a ceremony at the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz II-Birkenau during to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of…

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

An aerial view of snow-covered Bieszczady Mountains in south east Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

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Legal controversy in Poland after Supreme Court leads to battle between government and judiciary

POLITICO described a ruling by Poland's Supreme Court — that judges appointed by a politically controlled body are illegitimate as shocking, adding that this "unleashed a fierce battle between the judicial…

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LOT Polish Airlines buys Condor

The owner of LOT Polish Airlines has agreed to purchase former Thomas Cook Group subsidiary Condor. Flight Global reports that the German leisure airline said that the deal with Polish…

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Poland and Russia bicker over WW2

Poland’s president has accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of spreading a “historical lie” about his country in the run-up to events marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Andrzej…

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75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-German concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Commemorations will be taking place today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-German concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest German Nazi concentration and…

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Photo Story: The traditional ‘Kumoterska Gonba’ horse races in Poland

Riders on their horses compete in the races within the 'Kumoterska Gonba' traditional skiing race at the XXVI Highlander Parade in the village of Male Ciche, near Zakopane in the…

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Fuel trafficking ring between Poland and Slovakia dismantled

Europol supported an international operation led by the Criminal Office of the Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic (Finančná správa Slovenskej republiky) in cooperation with Polish Customs (Służba Celna). The…

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European Commission ramps up legal pressure against Poland

The European Commission on Tuesday turned to the Court of Justice of the EU to rein in Poland's judicial changes, asking it to order Warsaw to suspend the functioning of…

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Judges from across Europe march to defend Polish peers

Judges from across Europe, many of them dressed in their judicial robes, marched silently in Warsaw on Saturday in a show of solidarity with Polish peers who are protesting a…

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ECJ President warns Poland over judiciary reform as Venice Commission visits Poland ahead of Rule of Law vote in EP

Members of the Venice Commission visited the Polish Sejm (lower house of parliament) in Warsaw, to meet officials from the Justice Ministry, top courts, both houses of parliament and the judiciary…

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No Polish troops in Iraq hurt in Iranian missile attacks

No Polish troops stationed in Iraq were hurt in Iranian missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Poland's Defence Minister said on Wednesday. "None of the Polish soldiers in Iraq…

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Walruses World Meeting held in Poland

A group of the around 1,400 people take a dip in the cold waters of the Baltic Sea during the 8th World Meeting of Walruses in Kolobrzeg, Poland, 05 January…

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Photo Story: The Polish tradition of the ‘Zywieckie Gody’

Colorful and cheerful groups of costumed people and carol groups so-called 'Dziady' from Zywiec region during the march through the streets of Bielsko-Biala, southern Poland. The Festival 'Zywieckie Gody' is…

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Poland hit by bird flu outbreak on turkey farms

Bird flu has been detected in turkeys in eastern Poland, authorities said on Wednesday, and local media reported that the outbreak could require up to 40,000 birds to be slaughtered.…

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Lego Exhibition in Poland

A Lego Exhibition at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, 31 December 2019. The exhibition runs until 11 March 2020 and features, among others, models in a 1:1 scale of…

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