News: Poland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Poland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• December 13th 2018 – May 13th 2018
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• March 10th 2017 – October 12th 2016
• October 10th 2016 – June 27th 2016
• June 25th 2016 – February 11th 2016
• February 9th 2016 – October 27th 2015
• October 26th 2015 – May 8th 2015
• May 5th 2015 – November 14th 2014
• November 14th 2014 – August 8th 2014
• August 6th 2014 – May 1st 2014
• April 24th 2014 – November 11th 2013
• November 3rd 2013 – April 19th 2013
• April 13th 2013 – October 17th 2012
• October 17th 2012 – June 11th 2012
• June 8th 2012 – February 2nd 2012
• February 1st 2012 – October 6th 2011
• September 17th 2011 – March 24th 2011
• February 7th 2011 – September 17th 2010
• September 15th 2010 – June 8th 2010
• June 8th 2010 – March 11th 2010
• February 7th 2010 – September 1st 2009
• September 1st 2009 – February 15th 2009
• February 11th 2009 – August 15th 2008
• July 21st 2008 – November 23rd 2007
• November 16th 2007 – August 5th 2007
• July 31st 2007 – March 15th 2007
• March 14th 2007 – November 3rd 2006
• October 5th 2006 – May 28th 2006
• May 27th 2006 – December 30th 2005
• December 29th 2005 – November 10th 2005

Poland: news

Bialowieza forest: Poland broke EU law by logging

Tuesday, April 17th 2018, 16:16
related places: Bialowieza

Large-scale logging in Bialowieza forest violated EU law, the European Court of Justice rules.
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Bialowieza forest: Poland broke EU law by logging

Tuesday, April 17th 2018, 9:52
related places: Bialowieza

Poland violated EU law by ordering large-scale logging in Bialowieza forest, Europe's top court says.
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Poland signs $4.75bn deal to buy US Patriot missiles

Wednesday, March 28th 2018, 15:42
related countries: Russia, United States

The largest weapons contract in Poland's history is likely to trigger strong criticism from Russia.
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Israeli man fined for urinating on memorial at Auschwitz

Thursday, March 22nd 2018, 17:19
related countries: Israel

The 19-year-old man was released after being questioned by Polish police for several hours.
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In pictures

Friday, September 15th 2017, 16:24

Powerful paintings by an Auschwitz death camp survivor - David Olère - are given to the camp memorial in Poland.
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Will fairy tale Białowieża forest survive Poland’s fight with the EU?

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 0:31

Campaigners in Poland are worried about the future of one of Europe's last primeval forests, as the Polish government defies an EU order to stop logging there.
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Polish bishops for total ban on Sunday shopping

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 11:49

The Polish Catholic Church backs a ban on shopping on Sundays.
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World's oldest man, Auschwitz survivor Yisrael Kristal dies

Friday, August 11th 2017, 16:53
related countries: Israel

Polish-born Yisrael Kristal survived two World Wars and Nazi camps before immigrating to Israel.
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Near miss at Poland rail crossing

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 21:07

A train narrowly misses slamming into a packed car which had broken through a barrier.
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Russia warns Poland not to touch Soviet WW2 memorials

Monday, July 31st 2017, 15:42
related countries: Russia

Russia says Poland will face sanctions if it removes monuments to the Red Army's WW2 victory.
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Poland must end logging in Bialowieza forest, Europe's oldest, court rules

Friday, July 28th 2017, 15:05
related places: Bialowieza, Warsaw

Europe's top court orders the ban after Warsaw backed a rise in logging in Bialowieza forest.
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Poland's President Duda vetoes judicial reforms after protests

Monday, July 24th 2017, 12:27

Poland's president rejects a controversial law to replace Supreme Court judges with political nominees.
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Poland court reforms: Hungary vows 'solidarity' as bill approved

Saturday, July 22nd 2017, 17:47
related countries: Hungary

Viktor Orban expresses support for Poland as its court reforms are approved, despite EU criticism.
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Poland court bill: President proposes compromise move

Tuesday, July 18th 2017, 21:28
related places: Warsaw

President Andrzej Duda suggests changes to contentious court reforms as protesters rally in Warsaw.
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Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging

Thursday, July 13th 2017, 15:01

Polish logging in one of Europe's last remaining primeval forests is to go to the EU's top court.
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Family, freedom and God

Thursday, July 6th 2017, 18:03
related places: Warsaw

Mr Trump rooted his Warsaw speech in Polish history - but which stories did he pick to tell and why?
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Trump tells Russia to stop 'destabilising' Ukraine

Thursday, July 6th 2017, 17:09
related countries: Russia, Ukraine, United States

The US leader says Russia should "join the community of responsible nations" in a speech in Poland.
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Donald Trump in handshake trouble... again

Thursday, July 6th 2017, 16:13
related countries: United States

The Polish president's wife inadvertently snubs the US president in favour of Melania.
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Trump says Western civilisation at stake in Warsaw speech

Thursday, July 6th 2017, 12:14
related countries: United States
related places: America

The US president has given a major speech in Poland ahead of a G20 summit in Germany.
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Muslim girls complain of Polish racism on Holocaust study trip

Tuesday, June 27th 2017, 18:38
related countries: Germany

German Muslim girls say they were racially abused in Poland while learning about the Holocaust.
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Calais van driver dead in migrant roadblock crash

Tuesday, June 20th 2017, 9:24

The driver of a Polish van crashed into lorries forced to stop by tree trunks placed on a motorway.
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Polish PM Beata Szydlo criticised for Auschwitz speech

Thursday, June 15th 2017, 17:33

Opponents accuse Beata Szydlo of making political remarks during a ceremony at the Nazi death camp.
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EU sanctions countries over refugees

Tuesday, June 13th 2017, 18:04

The European Commission says Poland, Hungary and the Czechs have repeatedly refused to accept refugees.
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'You feel unwanted': Life as a Polish migrant in Cardiff

Monday, June 5th 2017, 23:02
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff

Lucasz has lived in the UK for over a decade and owns his own business in Cardiff. But he’s concerned about what Brexit will mean for him and his family.
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Poland taxis in anti-Uber protest

Monday, June 5th 2017, 16:22
related places: Warsaw

Thousands of taxis snarl up Warsaw traffic in a protest against the ride-sharing service Uber.
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Poland air crash probe: Remains of ex-president mixed up

Friday, June 2nd 2017, 14:06

Poland finds parts of two other bodies in ex-president Kaczynski's coffin, in an air crash inquiry.
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Polish tourist's death in Egypt 'may be linked to trafficking'

Thursday, May 11th 2017, 16:19
related countries: Egypt

Investigators in Poland say organised crime may be linked to woman's hospital plunge.
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Expats, exports, security

Thursday, April 27th 2017, 23:01
related countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain
related places: Berlin, Paris, Rome, Warsaw

What are the political priorities in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Warsaw?
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Wonga data breach 'affects 245,000 UK customers'

Sunday, April 9th 2017, 18:04
related countries: United Kingdom

The payday lender says bank account numbers and home addresses were among the information stolen.
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Praise and protests

Saturday, March 25th 2017, 16:24
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom
related places: London, Rome

Europeans take to the streets of London, Rome, Warsaw and other cities, as EU marks 60th anniversary.
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Poland says Minnesota man was Nazi commander

Monday, March 13th 2017, 17:32

Prosecutors want to extradite a 98-year-old man they believe committed war crimes in Poland.
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