The US and Germany have unequivocally said that Nato will not build new bases in Poland, citing tactical and political reasons. “Nato’s not talking about establishing bases … we support an enhanced presence, but we can do it without bases, […]
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News about Poland as reported by English language media around the world.
Happy 1,050th birthday, Poland! On this day in 966, the Polish ruler converted to Christianity, transforming Poland into a recognized European state. Poland had existed prior to this in some form, of course. As the Roman Empire collapsed in the […]
Six years ago, Polish activists made international headlines when they compared abortion to genocide. In the city of Poznań, posters depicting Adolf Hitler appeared next to graphic images of foetuses. This month, those images have resurfaced, as Polish pro-life activists […]
Warsaw is strongly opposed to changes put forward by the European Union’s executive to equalise pay between seconded and local workers and hopes to block them together with other poorer countries in the bloc, Polish diplomatic sources said. Seconded or […]
Poland plans to demolish about 500 Soviet monuments throughout the country like this one in Warsaw. Polish authority wants to remove all reminders of Soviet invasion and subsequent decades-long political dominance from the streets. The decision was ann…
Polish scientists have developed a revolutionary graphene machine, potentially allowing mass production of the material at a low cost. And a young scientist is developing an inexpensive way to produce energy. Watch the video
Poland’s national-conservative government was quick to sideline the country’s high court. Now, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his party have their sights set on complete control of the state. Staniszkis was long a fan of Kaczynski and has even campaigned for his […]
Polish police say they have detained 21 people in connection with a false bomb threat that caused 800 people to be evacuated and four flights to be diverted from an airport near the capital. The bomb threat occurred late Sunday […]
Only months ago Mateusz Kijowski was a computer specialist unknown to the Polish public. Today the 47-year-old is leading the largest civic protest movement that Poland has seen since Lech Walesa’s Solidarity defied the communist regime. His Committee for the […]
A court in Poland on Monday refused to drop a case against two British teenagers caught stealing from the Nazi Auschwitz death camp and has referred it to a lower court. Initially, the 17-year-old teenagers from Hertfordshire, in southern England, […]