Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions Women are protesting around Poland for access to free and legal abortion services The Independent UK · Oct 22
Poland’s abortion reforms would leave it among the EU’s most restrictive, even if signed into law Poland’s parliament, Sejm, has voted to ease some of the country’s abortion restrictions, but the changes would leave its laws among the most restrictive in the European Union — and face an uphill battle to become law. Euronews · Oct 21
Manny Pacquiao hosts Polish president Karol Nawrocki for Manila boxing workout Polish President Karol Nawrocki trains in Manila with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who now leads the Philippines’ National Anti-Poverty Commission. Euronews · Oct 8
Poland Monastery Knife Attack Leaves Priest Dead and Four Injured During Mass A priest was killed and four people injured during an alleged knife attack at a Benedictine monastery in Jarosław, Poland. A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen was detained. International Business Times UK · Sep 25
Zelenskyy Condemns 'Horrific Crime' After Ukrainian Man Accused of Deadly Polish Abbey Attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed condolences after a priest was killed and four others injured in a knife attack at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, Poland. International Business Times UK · Sep 25
Trump touts 'major progress' towards setting up US military base in Poland The US currently has around 10,000 rotational forces in Poland as well as 11 installation sites, with the US Army Garrison headquartered in Poznań. Euronews · Sep 18
Trump says 'major progress' made towards US military base in Poland US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Warsaw were making "major progress" towards establishing a US military base in Poland, potentially giving the United States a permanent military foothold on NATO's eastern flank even as his administration reviews its broader troop presence in Europe. France 24 · Sep 18
US making ‘major progress’ towards Army base in Poland, says Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States was making progress towards establishing a permanent Army base in Poland, signalling a potentially significant expansion of the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank. The Times of India · Sep 17
Polish Olympic chief Radosław Piesiewicz arrested in crypto-linked graft probe, officials say Authorities launched an investigation in April, which prompted most of Poland's sports federations to call for Piesiewicz's resignation. Euronews · Aug 27
A women's shelter for refugees in Poland fights for survival as anti-Ukrainian sentiment rises A Ukrainian migrant in Poland has faced online hate despite her efforts to help others The Independent UK · Aug 25
At least 12 people killed in Polish tourist bus crash in Hungary The driver was detained and media quoted police as saying he had fallen asleep at the wheel when the bus crashed. Euronews · Aug 16
Volhynia massacres: Russia using WWII to plant discord between Ukraine and Poland? The historical dispute centres on the Volhynia massacres between 1943 and 1945. Poland says Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles during the violence, while thousands of Ukrainians were also killed in retaliatory attacks. Tensions over the issue increased after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named an army unit after insurgents linked… The Times of India · Aug 14
Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships bill The president's veto can be overridden, but it would take a three-fifths majority vote in the lower house of parliament, a rarity in Poland. Euronews · Jul 17
Polish-Ukrainian solidarity over Russian threat undermined by bitter historical dispute Kyiv’s decision to honour second world war fighters who killed about 100,000 Poles has revived simmering tensions The Guardian - UK · Jul 14
Euronews · Jul 10 Was Erdoğan's gun gift a faux pas or an old-school diplomatic tradition? When NATO leaders opened their gift boxes from the Turkish president and found a .357 Magnum revolver, some panicked and others laughed. But gifting heads of state lavish, personalised firearms is a tradition as old as Samuel Colt — and as recent as a Czech pistol presented to Trump in…
The Economic Times · Jul 9 Why Erdogan gave NATO leaders loaded revolvers NATO leaders received engraved revolvers and ammunition from Turkish President Erdogan after a summit. Several leaders discovered the contents of the gift much later, or had not seen it. Security services seized the weapons, causing logistical and protocol-related headaches for delegations. Some leaders' gifts remained in Turkey due to transport…
The Guardian - AU · Jul 4 Ukraine war briefing: Germany calls reports Russian soldiers are being trained in China ‘deeply disturbing’ German foreign ministry says anything that enables Russia to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine represents a ‘threat’ to Germany’s security. What we know on day 1,592
Euronews · Jul 3 Newsletter: ‘Raging’ Trump turns up the heat ahead of NATO summit Good morning and welcome to Friday, I’m Mared Gwyn. We wrap up this week with another dispatch from Ireland as it takes on the six-month EU Council Presidency, and a look ahead to next week’s high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara.
The Conversation · Jul 1 Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky There have long been tensions, political, economic and cultural, between Poland and Ukraine. But that hasn’t prevented Poland from being the biggest supporter of its neighbour, taking in millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war, about 1 million of whom have remained.
Euronews · Jun 28 Nawrocki invites four presidents to informal summit amid dispute with Zelenskyy Polish President Karol Nawrocki hosted the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania for an informal meeting in Jurata ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.
The Times of India · Jun 25 The week that was in international affairs: US-Iran talks, Ukraine-Poland kerfuffle, Ukraine targets Russian-occupied Crimea Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the US-Iran talks to end their war, the sudden kerfuffle between Ukraine and Poland, Ukraine’s increasing strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, Keir Starmer’s resignation in UK, and the Fifa World Cup in the US doing pretty well.…
The Independent UK · Jun 25 EU releases 3 billion-euro loan package for Ukraine's recovery as part of 2-year commitment The European Union has disbursed the first 3 billion-euro tranche of a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine
Euronews · Jun 25 No Zelenskyy in Gdansk: can Ukraine’s recovery forum ease Warsaw–Kyiv tensions? The Ukraine Recovery Conference opens in Gdansk on Thursday amid an unprecedented spat between Kyiv and Warsaw. With both presidents absent, attention will focus not only on reconstruction initiatives but also on efforts to ease increasingly strained bilateral relations.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 Volodymyr Zelenskyy to skip postwar conference amid tensions with Poland Ukraine’s president will not attend after sparking Polish ‘outrage’ over naming of military unit
Euronews · Jun 23 Poland-Ukraine row is 'not helpful' and plays into Putin's hands, Brussels warns Brussels has issued a stark warning as tensions between the Polish and Ukrainian presidents escalate. "There is only one happy observer in this type of situation, and that's the aggressor," the European Commission said.