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Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

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Commentary: What a Jewish archive in Poland can teach us about Ukrainians’ refugee experience

While I was standing in the Jewish archives in Warsaw, Poland, during a recent humanitarian trip to strengthen programs of protection and safety for refugees from Ukraine, time became quite circular — an evocation of William Faulkner’s adage that “the past is never dead. It’s not even past.” For brought…

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For those playing Cyberpunk 2077 — why you should stop right now

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty preview: Recently, I went to CD Projekt RED's HQ in Warsaw, Poland, and played a snippet of Phantom Liberty, the game's upcoming and sizeable expansion pack. You won't want to miss this.

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‘Warsaw feels like a mini Soviet Union’: how Russian is gaining ground in Poland’s capital

Many from Ukraine, Belarus and other ex-Soviet states mostly get by in Russian – but its prevalence is starting to cause a problem

The Guardian - UK

Poland criticises EU’s ‘unacceptable’ proposed charge for refusing migrants

Warsaw says it would not pay €22,000 ‘fine’ for each person it did not host as ministers hold crunch talks in Luxembourg

The Guardian - UK

EU top court says that Poland's justice reform infringes EU law

The European Union has stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday after the bloc’s highest court confirmed that Warsaw refuses to comply with the EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost over half a billion euros in fines

The Independent UK

Justice minister rejects 'corrupt' EU court's ruling against Poland's judicial reform

Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro on Monday denounced the Court of Justice of the European Union as 'corrupt' and rejected its ruling that a controversial Polish judicial reform violated EU law.

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Poland: hundreds of thousands march against rightwing populist government

‘We’re half a million here,’ says Donald Tusk at what he says is biggest political gathering since Poland regained independence

The Guardian - UK

Lech Walesa joins hundreds of thousands of Poles in anti-govt march in Warsaw

An enormous anti-government march took place in Poland's capital Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at a right-wing administration that has eroded democratic norms and created fears the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy.

France 24

Polish opposition supporters, seeking change, mark 1989 Solidarity win

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland's first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed as a test of its ability to end nearly eight years of nationalist rule later this year.

Reuters

KSW’s Entertainment Empire Is on Full Display in Warsaw

Martin Lewandowski, one of the promotion’s founders, says KSW focuses on “larger-than-life people.”

Sports Illustrated

Bioelektra Group SA in Poland says it had no formal ties to Bioelektra Australia but 'tolerated' company using its name

A recycling company headquartered in Warsaw is working to distance itself from Bioelektra Australia, after the local business announced it had entered voluntary administration.

ABC News

Polish top court delays hearing on bill needed to get EU funds

Poland's top court postponed on Wednesday a crucial hearing on the constitutionality of reforms designed to unblock European Union funds due to an insufficient number of judges, the latest hurdle for Warsaw to get the cash.

Reuters

Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians over journalist's imprisonment

Poland has imposed sanctions on a further 365 Belarusian citizens over the imprisonment of a journalist of Polish origin in Belarus, the interior ministry said on Monday, amid rising tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.

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The Independent UK

Bank holiday chaos as British Airways cancels more than 150 flights

Some Friday departures to Athens, Warsaw and Reykjavik have been grounded as BA struggles to recover its operation

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run

The world No 1 chose 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek and was in trouble by move nine before resigning at move 38, but later won seven games in a row to take first prize in Warsaw

Radio France Internationale

Freedom House report on former Warsaw pact says Hungary's democracy ranking is sliding

Hungary's record on democracy slid further last year, US research group Freedom House said Wednesday, as it faulted the conduct of elections in which right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban again triumphed.

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Warsaw Slams Noa Kirel’s Shoah Comments

Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel's remarks on the Holocaust drew an outspoken response from Poland.

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Russian parliament chief proposes Polish truck ban, says Warsaw owes Moscow billions

Russia's top lawmaker on Sunday called for a ban on Polish trucks transiting Russian territory and for Poland to compensate Moscow financially for what he said was the Soviet rebuilding of the east European country after World War Two.

Reuters

Poland urges China to pressure Russia to end war in Ukraine

Poland called on China to exert pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine during a meeting between two top officials in Warsaw, the Polish foreign ministry said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

‘What did the pope know?’: Poles divided over John Paul II abuse cover-up claims

Legacy of Karol Wojtyła under scrutiny as Poland comes to terms with scale of sexual abuse in Catholic church

The Independent UK

Hunt for suspected spy balloon as mystery object flies into Polish airspace

Warsaw loses radar contact with object that entered its airspace from direction of Belarus

The Guardian - UK

Pole to Pole: 10 brilliant things to do in Poland

Buzzy cities offer museums of vodka, croissants or codebreaking, plus there are mountains, lakes and beaches – and piles of glorious food

Daily Mirror

Speedway GP’s most successful rider ever admits record is on course to be broken

Warsaw hosts the second round of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season with home hero Bartosz Zmarzlik already storming to the top of the standings as he eyes another world title

Reuters

How Russians end up in a far-right militia fighting in Ukraine

Danil Yugoslavsky had long hated Vladimir Putin. The tech worker says he protested for fair elections in Russia for several years before he left his homeland in despair in 2017 and eventually settled in Spain.

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