Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Poland Temporarily Suspends Asylum Rights Amid Migration Pressures Polish PM's plan to suspend asylum rights amid Belarus-Russia migrant crisis sparks debate on security and human rights. Top News · Oct 14, 2024
Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society Human and civil rights groups are voicing concern after the Polish leader said he would temporarily suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024
Poland to temporarily suspend asylum rights amid Belarus border tensions The move aims to curb a border crisis that Warsaw says has been orchestrated by Minsk and its ally Russia. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2024
Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland say the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024
Two missing and 1,000 evacuated as Storm Boris devastates northern Italy Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisis as floods cause havoc in Emilia-Romagna The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024
Budapest and Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding A state of natural disaster has been declared across the affected region of southern Poland The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
David Lammy sounds alarm on global warming 'accelerating towards us' as thousands flee central Europe floods In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a disaster in flooded areas Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2024
Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc Death toll from floods in Europe rose to at least 16 on Monday The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
Death toll rises across central Europe as devastating flooding sweeps region Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has declared a 30-day ‘state of natural disaster’ The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Germany reintroduces border controls to tackle migration – to the delight of far right Interior minister Nancy Faeser says the aim is to ‘protect against acute dangers’ – but some of the country’s neighbours are not happy The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
Death Toll Rises As Storm Lashes Central, Eastern Europe One person has drowned in Poland and an Austrian fireman has died responding to floods, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with torrential rains. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some in EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decision The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024 ‘Catastrophe of epic proportions’: eight drown in Europe amid heavy floods Storm Boris has caused rivers to burst banks and trapped people in their homes across Austria, Poland and Slovakia
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024 Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels
France 24 · Sep 15, 2024 In pictures: Storm Boris brings heavy floods to central, eastern Europe At least one person died in Poland and another in Austria, authorities said on Sunday, as Storm Boris brought some of the heaviest rains in years to central and eastern Europe. The storm has already caused the deaths of at least five people in Romania, four are reported missing in…
International Business Times · Sep 15, 2024 One Dead In Poland As Storm Lashes Eastern And Central Europe One person has drowned in Poland and four people are missing in the Czech Republic, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with torrential rains and flooding.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024 Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend The nations of Central Europe are bracing for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary over the weekend
Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2024 Putin warns Ukraine use of long-range arms will put NATO at war with Russia Ukraine’s Zelenskyy has urged allies to lift restrictions on Western-supplied arms to strike deep inside Russia.
France 24 · Sep 12, 2024 Moscow claims it has recaptured 10 settlements in Kursk region Russia said Thursday its army had recaptured 10 settlements in its Kursk border region, where Ukraine last month launched a major incursion, seizing dozens of settlements. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded Russia had launched its own counterattack in the region but insisted that the shock Ukrainian assault was still going…
International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024 Blinken In Poland To Seek Common Cause After Ukraine Jitters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday meets Poland's leaders to forge common cause on Ukraine as upcoming US elections and Russian attacks raise new jitters.
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024 Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the first time after a change in a Polish regulation aimed at getting Ukrainian kids back in school
France 24 · Sep 1, 2024 Poland marks 85 years since Nazi Germany invaded, sparking WWII Poland on Sunday held a commemoration ceremony marking 85 years since Nazi Germany launched its first attacks on a Polish fort and sparked the start of World War II. Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the lessons of the world war were "not an abstraction" and drew…
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024 Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion at the start of World War II Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led ceremonies to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II