Poland

Russia-Ukraine War: EU Commission Rejects Ukraine Grain Bans by Poland and Hungary

Bans introduced by Poland and Hungary on Ukrainian grain imports have been rejected by the European Commission. Poland and Hungary…

1 year ago

Poland Parliament Blocked by Protesters over Press Freedom Restrictions

Poland’s parliament has been blocked by protesters in support for opposition lawmakers unhappy about new rules restricting press reporting. The…

7 years ago

Lech Wales Was a Soviet-Era Informant

According to new documents seized by Poland's history institute, the country’s former president and Solidarity hero Lech Walesa was an…

8 years ago

VE Day: Europe Marks 70th Anniversary of End of WW2

Europe is marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on the continent. European leaders gathered in…

9 years ago

Night Wolves: Vladimir Putin’s Bikers Blocked at Polish Border

Ten Russian bikers from Vladimir Putin’s Night Wolves bike gang have been turned back at the Polish border with Belarus.…

9 years ago

Night Wolves: Vladimir Putin’s Biker Gang Begins Ride to Berlin

Vladimir Putin’s bikers have begun a controversial ride to Berlin, even though Poland says it will not allow them to…

9 years ago

Poland Denies Entrance to Vladimir Putin’s Biker Gang Night Wolves

Poland has banned The Night Wolves biker gang backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin from entering the country. The Night…

9 years ago

Poland summons US ambassador over James Comey’s Holocaust comments

US Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull has been summoned over Holocaust comments made by FBI director James Comey. Poland’s foreign…

9 years ago

Roman Polanski extradition hearing announced for February 25

Roman Polanski is to attend an extradition hearing in Krakow court after the US lodged a request with Poland to…

9 years ago

Roman Polanski questioned by Polish prosecutors over US extradition request

Director Roman Polanski has announced he will cooperate with Polish authorities over an extradition request to the US, where he…

9 years ago

Roman Polanski released in Poland

Roman Polanski has been freed in Poland after being questioned by prosecutors. The film director has been wanted by US…

10 years ago

Russia cuts gas supplies to Poland by 45%

Russia has reduced gas supplies to Poland by 45%, Poland's state gas firm PGNiG says, amid tensions over Ukraine. The…

10 years ago

Russia bans imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland in apparent retaliation for sanctions

Russia has banned the imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland, depriving it of a major export market. Russia's food…

10 years ago

ECHR: Poland broke European human rights convention by helping CIA to render terror suspects

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Poland broke the European human rights convention in helping the…

10 years ago

Poland plane crash kills 11 people near Czestochowa

A plane carrying members of a parachute club crashed in southern Poland killing 11 people. Rescue workers said only one…

10 years ago

Poland leaked tapes: PM Donald Tusk wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Donald Tusk’s government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence sparked by a scandal over leaked tapes of Polish senior…

10 years ago

Wprost leak: Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski criticizes Poland’s ties with US

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called his country's ties with the US "worthless", Wprost news magazine reports, giving excerpts of…

10 years ago

Poland leaked recordings: Justice Minister Marek Biernacki criticizes Wprost raid

Polish Justice Minister Marek Biernacki has said a controversial raid to find leaked tapes that embarrassed the government "should have…

10 years ago

Barack Obama meets Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw

President Barack Obama met Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko, and pledged support for plans to restore peace to the country. Both…

10 years ago

Barack Obama announces $1 billion European Reassurance Initiative

During his visit to Poland, President Barack Obama has unveiled plans for a $1billion fund to increase US military deployments…

10 years ago

Wojciech Jaruzelski dies aged 90

General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last Communist leader, has died aged at the age of 90 after a long illness, Polish…

10 years ago

Poland Independence Day march ends with violent clashes in Warsaw

Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up violent clashes during Poland Independence Day march in capital…

10 years ago

Total face transplant performed in Poland

Polish doctors say they have performed a total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in…

11 years ago

Warsaw: youth riot on Poland’s Independence Day

At least 21 people have been hospitalized with injuries and more than 150 have been arrested during violent clashes that…

12 years ago