14

May

On this day in 1955, the Warsaw Pact was formed

The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces…

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13

May

Polish Cardinal defies Italian police to restore electricity to homeless shelter

Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Pope Francis' almoner - the person is in charge of the pope's charities and helping the poor- on Sunday lowered himself into a manhole to restore…

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13

May

Poland to introduce harsher sentences for child abuse

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's Ruling party promised harsher sentences for child abuse, as the release of a documentary about paedophile priests created a fresh battleground in an election…

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10

May

Photostory: Fatal stabbing at Polish school

A teenager died at a Warsaw primary school after being stabbed with a sharp tool during a quarrel with another student, Polish police said Friday. Warsaw police spokesman Tomasz Oleszczuk…

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09

May

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing, May 9th 2019

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today, reviews the main news from Malta, Europe and the World. Start your day informed.   Cover Story On Europe Day, European Union leaders meet…

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08

May

Russia will allow Polish investigators to examine the debris from 2010 Smolensk plane crash

Russia said it would allow Polish investigators to examine the wreckage of a Polish plane that crashed in 2010, an incident that killed Poland’s then-President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people. In…

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01

May

European leaders to discuss future of Europe in “Together for Europe” summit in Warsaw on 15th anniversary of largest EU enlargement

"Europe must be a force of openness both internally and within the global context," Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said during his address to the Together for Europe summit held in Warsaw on…

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01

May

Warning that British MEPs in next EU parliament could create ‘messy’ situation

Jyrki Katainen, the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, warned that the prospect of British candidates getting into the European Parliament and then leaving after Brexit could…

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01

May

Poland salutes Malta on the anniversary of it’s EU membership

On the 15th anniversary of the EU enlargement that amongst others saw Malta become a member State, the Polish National Foundation issued a cute video saluting Malta on this historic…

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29

Apr

Juncker sceptical Poland will leave the EU

  Out-going EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Poland is unlikely to leave the European Union, even if the ruling euro sceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party wins re-election this year,…

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26

Apr

Construction works cited as reason to block ‘nationalist march’ in Warsaw

Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has banned a major nationalist march on 1 May, saying there will be construction work taking place at the proposed venue so it can't accommodate the…

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25

Apr

Polish leader describes LGBT rights as a threat to the nation

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chairman of Poland's conservative ruling party and considered the de facto leader in Poland, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish…

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20

Apr

Slideshow: Easter in Gdynia for NATO-SNMG1

Six ships from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (NATO-SNMG1) entering the Polish port of Gdynia for a working visit.   The NATO-SNMG1 vessels include a US destroyer, four frigates…

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17

Apr

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning The latest on the Notre Dame cathedral fire, Libya and the front page stories in Malta's newspapers in your Wednesday's morning briefing. Notre Dame  - France’s president Emmanuel Macron…

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17

Apr

Poland unlikely to exclude all Huawei equipment from its mobile networks

  Poland is unlikely to exclude all Huawei equipment from its next generation mobile networks, a government minister told Reuters, in part to avoid increased costs for mobile operators. Huawei,…

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14

Apr

Poland will adopt Euro only when economy reaches German levels – Kaczynski

Poland won’t adopt the euro before its economic wealth reaches the level of Germany, ruling party Chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Saturday, accusing the opposition of a push to abandon the…

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11

Apr

Poland accused of breaking EU law

Poland was accused of breaking EU law after it lowered the judges' retirement age and failed to uphold the independence of its Supreme Court. Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS)…

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09

Apr

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning The latest from, Malta on Brexit, Libya's clashes in Tripoli, elections in Israel and US politics are amongst the headlines in the morning edition of our news briefing for…

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09

Apr

Teachers strike in Poland

Thousands of Polish teachers went on strike on Monday over pay and working conditions, in a mass walkout that piles pressure on the ruling Law and Justice party just six…

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07

Apr

After Brexit will it be Polexit’s turn

Leaders of the opposition European Coalition (KE) have warned that the ruling Eurosceptic PiS party could be planning a Polexit, Poland’s departure from the European Union. The warning was given…

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04

Apr

Polish priest apologizes for burning of ‘Harry Potter’ books

A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included titles from the "Harry Potter" series and other items has apologized, saying the ritual was not…

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03

Apr

EU takes legal action against Poland

  The EU has launched fresh legal action against Poland over controversial reforms to its legal system which it said represent a serious setback for legal freedoms. The European Commission…

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02

Apr

In Poland, Catholic priests staged book-burning of ‘sacrilegious’ Harry Potter and Twilight

A group of Catholic priests in Poland have staged a book burning regarded as “sacrilegious”, including titles from the Harry Potter and Twilight series. The SMS from Heaven foundation destroyed…

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30

Mar

Poland hints that it will not fully apply EU copyright law

  The Polish ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Saturday that a copyright directive adopted by EU lawmakers this week, to be implemented by the 28 member nations, threatens freedom.…

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30

Mar

Barnier says EU would allow permanent customs union if UK wants it

Michel Barnier, the EU's Brexit negotiator, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, said that the EU would agree to put a permanent customs union in the political declaration, the text…

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19

Mar

Election Watch: The challenges faced by Robert Biedron – Poland’s ‘Macron’

A new party called Wiosna, which means "spring" in Polish, was launched last month by Robert Biedroń — one of the country’s first openly gay politicians — presenting itself as an alternative to the…

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15

Mar

LGBT rights set to be Poland’s electoral battlefront

Poland's ruling The Law and Justice Party (PiS) has condemned a new school sex education programme planned in Poland's opposition-ruled capital Warsaw, calling it an infringement of traditional Catholic values…

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14

Mar

Child abuse scandal rocks Polish Church

Up to 382 minors were abused by clergy in a Polish Church between 1990 and 2018, according to findings from an investigation, which were presented by the Polish Catholic Church…

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09

Mar

Polls in Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Spain and France show that Far-Right parties are to double seats in European Parliament

Far-right parties are poised to double their seats in the European Parliament election in May, while mainstream conservative and Social Democratic groups face big losses, a new poll released by…

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08

Mar

Photo Story – Poland’s 20 years in NATO

Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) during a meeting in Belvedere Palace in Warsaw, Poland, 07 March 2019. Chief of NATO visits Poland to…

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08

Mar

Update : Polish kidnapped girl and mother found – Two, including father detained

Kidnapped 3-year-old and her mother found.  Two perpetrators, including the child's father, were detained, said the Polish deputy minister, MSWiA Jarosław Zieliński. According to TVP Info, the takeover of abducted women…

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08

Mar

European wide child alert triggered after mother and three year old child were kidnapped in Poland

The police are looking for a kidnapped three-year-old and her mother. The incident occurred on Thursday in Białystok, on the Dziesięciny estate. According to witnesses, the girl (Amelia) and her…

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04

Mar

Indications of a landslide for Dulkiewicz in Gdańsk mayoral ballot

The Polish media is reporting that early indications from Gdańsk, are showing that Aleksandra Dulkiewicz (photo above), acting mayor of Gdańsk, has gained 82-percent support in Sunday’s elections for the…

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03

Mar

Gdańsk votes to replace murdered mayor

Radio Poland reported that the northern Polish city of Gdańsk is holding an early election Sunday for the post of mayor. The ballot had to be organised after former city…

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22

Feb

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday

Good morning, These are the main headlines from Malta's newspaper front pages. The property rental rates registered an increase of 175% in the past five years. L-Orizzont reports that the increase in…

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21

Feb

17-year-old from Malta who was responsible for the death of a biker in Poland, while driving without license, after drug use imprisoned for four years

A Maltese 18-year-old, who was driving without a licence, was imprisoned for four years, have a lifetime ban on driving  and was ordered to pay 30 thousand Zlotys in compensation…

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19

Feb

Visegrad Group countries cancel Israeli meeting after comments about Poland

The Visegrad Group of four central European countries have cancelled their meeting in Israel after Poland pulled out in protest against an Israeli minister's comments about alleged Polish collaboration during the Holocaust. The…

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17

Feb

Polish Prime Minister cancels visit to Israel following Netanyahu’s comments

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has cancelled a trip to Israel following comments on the Holocaust by Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu was quoted in Israeli media as saying "Poles co-operated…

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15

Feb

Poland summoned Israel’s ambassador over Netanyahu’s comments on Polish ‘apparent’ complicity in Nazi Holocaust

Poland summoned Israel’s ambassador on Friday and threatened to scupper a Jerusalem diplomatic summit after reported comments in which Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to accuse the Polish nation of complicity in…

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11

Feb

Poland’s media battle gets political

Calls for Poles to tone down political rhetoric in the wake of the murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz didn't last more than a few days. The latest battleground is over TVP,…

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02

Feb

Poland admits selling beef from slaughterhouse where sick cows were butchered to 13 European Countries – Malta not one of them

Several EU countries on Friday seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where allegedly sick cows were butchered, as French authorities said 150 kg of the meat had…

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01

Feb

Pressure on Kaczynski mounts after release of recordings on dealing with property developer

Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s reputation as a politician far removed from the murky world of business has long been one of his biggest political assets. But as Poland gears up for elections…

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30

Jan

Seven people injured, one person missing after an earthquake struck copper mine in western Poland

Seven people were taken to hospital and one person is missing after an earthquake struck a copper mine in western Poland, the mine's operator wrote on Twitter. "There is only one trapped…

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24

Jan

Increasing number of Polish workers returning to Poland from UK – PM Morawiecki

An increasing number of Polish workers are returning home from the U.K. and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hopes the trend continues, to help boost a growing local economy. "More and…

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18

Jan

Thousands of Poles attend funeral of Gdansk’s former mayor Pawel Adamowicz

Carrying flags and candles in cold streets, thousands of Poles walked on Friday beside the coffin of Gdansk’s former mayor Pawel Adamowicz who was stabbed on stage at a charity…

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17

Jan

Polish man arrested on charges of spying for China last week was an advisor to former Prime Minister

Polish private radio RMF FM, citing confirmation from the Prime Minister’s office, said a Polish man arrested on charges of spying for China last week was an advisor to former…

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15

Jan

Polish man travelling with RyanAir ends in Malta instead of Gdansk

Pawel Lawreniuk, 75, was due to fly back to his hometown of Gdansk on Sunday, January 6 with Ryanair, after coming to Bradford on December 23 to visit his daughter…

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14

Jan

Defining Adamowicz murder in Polish political scenario – Politico

The murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz lays bare divisions that are wider that at any time since Poland shook off communism three decades ago. The man who killed Adamowicz at a…

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14

Jan

Gdansk mourns the death of its mayor (Photo)

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14

Jan

Gdańsk mayor Pawel Adamowicz dies after being stabbed during national charity event (Updated with reactions)

Gdansk mayor Adamowicz has died from the wounds suffered during last night's knife attack in Gdańsk during a charity fundraiser. Doctors fought overnight to save his life, but it has…

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13

Jan

Poland calls for EU and NATO to exclude Huawei from their markets after spying charge

Poland’s internal affairs minister, Joachim Brudziński, called for the European Union and Nato to work on a joint position over whether to exclude Huawei from their markets following the arrest of…

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13

Jan

Sunday Morning Briefing and News Paper Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing gives you a roundup of the main headlines from the world and the main stories reported in today's front pages of Malta's newspapers. Latest Headlines  Left-wing…

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09

Jan

Poland and Italy will be part of the new spring of Europe – Matteo Salvini

Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday he wants his country and Poland to join forces to reshape Europe in his quest for a euroskeptic alliance ahead…

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05

Jan

5 girls dead, 1 hurt in a fire that broke out at an Escape Room game location in Poland

Officials in Poland say five teenage girls have been killed and one man hurt in a fire that broke out at an "Escape Room" game location in northern Poland. Interior…

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18

Dec

Poland’s president signs legislation that reinstates Supreme Court judges

Poland's president signed legislation Monday that reinstates Supreme Court judges who were forced into early retirement despite the European Union condemning the removals as a violation of democratic standards. Earlier…

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06

Dec

Polish court orders Lech Walesa to publicly apologise to Kaczynski over Smolensk crash accusations

A Polish court on Thursday ordered anti-communist icon Lech Walesa to publicly apologise to arch-rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the powerful leader of the governing rightwing party, for saying he was responsible…

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02

Dec

Duisburg: Woman arrested over suspect involvement in deaths of two infants after one body found in clothes-donation shipment

A 35-year-old woman in the western German city of Duisburg was arrested over the weekend for her suspected involvement in the deaths of two infants, police said on Sunday. DW report…

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