World news about “Poland” published by euronews.
Anti-Acta sentiment in Slovenia, Greece and Poland Protesters gathered in the Slovenian capital on Saturday to demonstrate against an international treaty meant to protect intellectual property on the… 05/02/2012
Poland suspends ratification of treaty In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that he will freeze the ratification of a multilateral agreement known as ACTA. The premier said there… 03/02/2012
Poland suspends ratification of treaty Poland has suspended the ratification of an international copyright treaty. Prime Minister, Donald Tusk said there would have to be broader discussion after… 03/02/2012
More than 200 dead in Europe’s big chill At least 220 people have died in the past week throughout Europe, victims of widespread severe winter weather. Worst hit have been Ukraine and Poland which… 03/02/2012
Poland’s Nobel Prize poet Wislawa Szymborska dies The woman once described as the “Mozart of poetry”, Poland’s 1996 Nobel Prize winner, Wislawa Szymborska has died at her home in Krakow. She was 88. Despite… 02/02/2012
Gaitana sings on the road to Euro 2012 The popular Ukrainian singer Gaitana has written and recorded an anthem for this summer’s Euro 2012 football championships. She came up with the song ‘Viva… 31/01/2012
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked worldwide It is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. And at Auschwitz, survivors of Hitler’s Final Solution were among those marking 67 years exactly since the… 27/01/2012
Poland braced for more Internet freedom protests Internet freedom activists in Poland are set to hold more demonstrations later today. They are angry about their government signing an international treaty… 27/01/2012
Protesters in Poland angry about ACTA Polish people have showed they disagree with their country’s plan to sign an international treaty on copyright by holding a demonstration outside EU offices… 25/01/2012
Hackers hit Polish state websites in anti-ACTA protest Hackers known as the ‘Polish Underground’ have launched a series of attacks on government websites in protest against Poland’s decision to sign up to the… 23/01/2012
Polish MP lights up cannabis incense A libertarian Polish MP who threatened to smoke a joint in parliament has tested the country’s new anti-cannabis laws which allow police to arrest those… 20/01/2012
Danuta Hübner on I Talk Alex Taylor, euronews: One of Europe’s problems is that it’s simply too big. People find it hard to identify with huge multi-national institutions, and in… 12/01/2012
Polish communist jailed for Solidarity crackdown A Polish communist-era interior minister has been handed a two-year suspended jail term for his role in the crackdown on the pro-democracy trade union… 12/01/2012
Polish art student hangs his own work in museum Why wait decades for your talent to be recognised? One young artist in Poland wanted his work displayed now. So he added one of his paintings to exhibits at… 10/01/2012
New generation sees Poland’s silent movies In Poland work has begun on digitalising some of the classic films of the silent movie era and making them available on the internet. 10/01/2012
Press conference ends with attempted suicide What started as a normal press conference ended with an attempted suicide. Col Mikolaj Przybyl had called the media to his office in Poznan in western… 09/01/2012
Meet Poland’s 73-year-old DJDJ Wika Szmyt, 73, spends her retirement behind a DJ console, playing disco, rumba or samba beats for a mostly elderly audience. She says she feels she is… 05/01/2012
Assessing Poland’s EU presidential performance Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk summed up his country’s six month EU presidency by claiming Europe stood at a crucial crossroads. Addressing MEPs in… 20/12/2011
Danish EU presidency: ‘We see the role of Denmark as a bridge over troubled waters’ Denmark officially takes over the EU’s rotating presidency from Poland on January 1st. It is the seventh time it has been in charge since joining the EU in… 20/12/2011
Britain under fire over veto and EU-Russia summit In this week’s Europe Weekly, we take a look at criticism levelled at Britain over its refusal to a sign a new EU fiscal accord. We also look at Russian… 16/12/2011
Poland’s race against time for Euro 2012 Warsaw’s national stadium is on the brink of completion after an eye watering investment of half of billion euros. In just six months time, the venue will… 12/12/2011
euronews’ journalists on Euro 2012“There may very well be a Ukraine Vs Poland final. We can dream, can’t we?” Siemienski Thomas – Head of the Polish team, euronews. “Euro 2012 is a real… 07/12/2011
Euro 2012 preparations The 14th European Football Championship is only months away. New stadiums are being built while old ones get a make over to host some of the world’s greatest… 07/12/2011
EURO2012 draw The who’s who of European football gathered in Kiev Friday night for the Euro2012 draw. To no great surprise there will be a host of mouthwatering ties on… 02/12/2011
Fairytale The Flying Machine celebrates Chopin Modern fairytale The Flying Machine is a 3D adventure film combining live action and stop motion animation. 16/11/2011
Dramatic emergency landing in Poland – nocomment For more than one hour a Boeing 767 belonging to Polish Airlines LOT was flying over Warsaw, as its fuel supply diminished, because of a problem getting its… 02/11/2011
Poland preps please Platini UEFA chief Michel Platini was full of praise for Poland’s readiness for Euro 2012 during a review of the national Stadium in Warsaw. After initial concerns… 13/10/2011
The pro-choice point of view in Poland Wanda Nowicka of Poland’s federation for Women and Family Planning describes what she sees as some of the failures of the legislation and warns of the… 07/10/2011
Abortion in Poland, the debate continues Increasing numbers of Polish women are crossing European borders in search of abortions. Poland has some of the toughest abortion laws in Europe, and… 05/10/2011
The cartoons of the future on show in Poland Which animated film will you be watching tomorrow? The answer could be found at the annual Cartoon Forum which this year was held in the Polish city of… 28/09/2011
Euro co-hosts compare notes As Euro2012 creeps ever closer co-hosts Poland and Ukraine continue their race against the clock to be ready in time for UEFA’s flagship event. On Monday… 12/09/2011
Battle of Warsaw reenactment – nocomment Hundreds of volunteers took part in a reenactment of the Battle of Warsaw. 15/08/2011
Gdansk Arena ready and waiting Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland officially opened the PGE Arena in Gdansk on Saturday easing some fears that the country won’t be ready in time for next year’s… 06/08/2011
Bad weather in Poland – nocomment Powerful storms devastated many villages in central Poland. 16/07/2011
Zoom on Poland at Karlovy Vary Festival Seven Polish films are among the movies showing at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, central and eastern Europe’s most important such event. 06/07/2011
Poland’s EU presidency outlook “A Europe of solidarity and growth, a Europe open and secure.” This is how Poland presents its outlook for holding the European Union presidency: in high and… 06/07/2011
Europe weekly round-up Once again the week has been dominated by Greece, its debts and violent clashes on the streets. The austerity measures were approved by the country’s… 02/07/2011
EU Presidency – Poland’s dilemma Poland is promising an injection of optimism into its forthcoming presidency of the EU but that could easier said than done. Internal politics could… 30/06/2011
Poland’s environmental stance attacked Poland’s position on the environment is drawing criticism from othe EU members. José Bové is a French Green MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament’s… 30/06/2011
Zero tolerance for hooligans at Euro 2012 The countdown is running: one year left until the kick-off for the European football championship, EURO 2012. But there is a hooligan war ongoing in host… 24/06/2011
Plane crash in Poland – nocomment A small plane lost control and plunged into a river as it performed stunts at an air show in Plock, in central Poland. Rescue workers pulled the pilot from… 20/06/2011
Leopolis Grand Prix Festival revives tradition – nocomment Ukrainian and Polish retro car enthusiasts seek to revive the tradition of car races with the “Leopolis Grand Prix Festival” in Lviv, Ukraine. The festival… 14/06/2011
A class from the past Teaching history holds many challenges for educators, especially among divided communities or those with a troubled past. They must be careful to have a… 06/06/2011
Poland: We want the euro For the next six months Poland will hold the presidency of the European Union. Their priorities include strengthening cohesion and cooperation in Central… 27/05/2011
The lure of the west 100.000 Poles are preparing their suitcases, maybe more. They want to work in Germany. They have the right to do so, now. Because the seven years long… 11/05/2011
Warehouse burns in Warsaw’s suburbs – nocomment A fire broke out at a huge clothes warehouse in Poland, in the Warsaw suburb of Wolka Kosowska. 11/05/2011
Polish art show to mark start of EU presidency To celebrate the start of the Polish presidency of the EU in July, a selection of works by prominent modern and contemporary Polish artists is going on… 04/05/2011
Car chase in Warsaw Race in Warsaw: Porsche 911 Carrera vs MERCEDES CL 500 (filmed by mateo430) 28/04/2011
1st Anniversary of the Smolensk disaster in Katyn – nocomment Commemoration to mark the 1st Anniversary of the Smolensk plane disaster is held in Katyn. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will attend the Katyn… 10/04/2011
Poles plumbing depth of English Polish politicians are taking English lessons as part of preparations for their country’s first turn holding the European Union presidency, for the second… 06/04/2011
Komorowski seeks greater EU involvement for Poland Bronislaw Komorowski was recently elected president of Poland. He comes into the job in the wake of president Lech Kaczinsky’s death in a plane crash. In his… 31/08/2010
Tragedy overshadows Polish electoral campaigning Poland is about to elect a new president. This comes two months after the fatal plane crash which killed not only Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his… 11/06/2010
A tale of underground alchemy In the mining area around Katowice in Southern Poland thousands of tons of coal are still dug out of the ground every year. But one mine hides a secret… 05/05/2010
Germany and Poland join hands across the Oder Its six fifteen a.m. this is Berlin, Bogdan Kazimirek catches the eastbound Eurocity train to Poznan in Poland, the Polish frontier is just 60 kilometres from… 21/10/2009
UK charities hurry to re-house battery hensFormer battery hens in the UK are looking for a new home as an EU directive makes it illegal for them to be kept in their former cramped conditions. As of… 29/12/2011
Bomb kills five Polish soldiers in AfghanistanFive Polish soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. It is the deadliest single incident for Poland since it joined the NATO-led coalition there almost a… 21/12/2011
Polska a gaz łupkowyPolska posiada jedne z najwiekszych zlóż gazu łupkowego w Europie. Dlatego też Warszawa naciskała na Unię w celu wypracowania wspólnego stanowiska dla… 19/12/2011
EU Presidency slams “eurosceptic” BritainThe head of the rotating EU Presidency has rounded on Britain over its refusal to sign up to new tougher fiscal rules. Speaking in Strasbourg, the Polish… 14/12/2011
Opposition in Poland to EU’s new fiscal treatyEuro-sceptic Poles voice their opposition to closer European integration at a mass rally in central Warsaw. If Germany and France thought the UK was alone… 14/12/2011
Poles mark 30th anniversary of martial lawDemonstrations have been held across Poland to mark the 30th anniversary of martial law and the crackdown against the Solidarity trade union. It was imposed… 12/12/2011
Poland catches the austerity bugAusterity is now a catchword in euro zone nations, but it is also spreading fast to other countries. The newly reelected government of Donald Tusk in… 18/11/2011
WWF: Orangutan protest in WarsawConservationists have been hanging out in Poland to highlight the issue of deforestation. Members of the World Wildlife Fund dressed as orangutans… 15/11/2011
Protesters attack police on Polish independence dayDozens of protesters attacked police in Warsaw during Poland’s independence day celebrations on Friday. A spokesman for Warsaw police said 100 people were… 11/11/2011
Polish pilot hailed a hero after 767 lands on its bellyA Polish pilot is being hailed a hero after successfully crash-landing a passenger plane in Warsaw. With 231 people on board, the Boeing 767 had to be… 01/11/2011
Polish pilot hailed a hero after 767 lands on its bellyA Polish pilot is being hailed a hero after successfully crash-landing a passenger plane in Warsaw. With 231 people on board, the Boeing 767 had to be… 01/11/2011
Tusk claims historic second term in Poland electionPrime Minister Donald Tusk’s election victory has been described by one analyst as “the coming of age of democracy in Poland.” The centre right leader has… 10/10/2011
Tusk wins second term in PolandExit polls in the Polish General Election suggest Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Civic Platform are heading for victory. The centrist has held power… 09/10/2011
Tusk heading for Polish General Election winExit polls in the Polish General Election suggest Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Civic Platform are heading for victory. The centrist has led a coalition… 09/10/2011
Poland votes in parliamentary electionsVoting is underway in Poland’s general election but if the opinion polls are correct, there will be no change at the top. The ruling Civic Platform is… 09/10/2011
Two held in Poland over Europe’s IKEA bombsPolice probing a series of explosions at IKEA furniture stores in several countries have detained two men in northwestern Poland. The pair are suspected of… 08/10/2011
Polish voters get a pre-election campaign breakPolish voters are being spared election fever for the day – on the eve of the vote, campaigning is banned. The main protagonists are the pro-european Civic… 08/10/2011
Election campaigning ends in PolandCampaigning in Poland’s General election has ended ahead of the poll on Sunday. The Prime Minister Donald Tusk is reportedly ahead in the opinion polls. If… 08/10/2011
Tight finish predicted in Polish electionCampaigning in Poland’s General Election has ended, with Saturday to cool off before nerves crank up again on Sunday polling day. The prime minister has… 07/10/2011
Poles face ‘emotional’ electionsThis Sunday Poland will hold elections for its two houses of parliament. It is a dual between the two main parties: Civic Platform and Law and Justice. To… 07/10/2011
Fake euro find in PolandPolice in Poland have seized more than a million counterfeit euros – the largest haul of its kind in the country’s history. The notes were discovered near… 07/10/2011
One million fake banknotes seized in PolandA record one million euros in forged banknotes has been seized in Poland. The Central Bureau of Investigation said the find was discovered in a suburb of… 06/10/2011
Poland votes: will Tusk beat Kaczynski on Sunday?If Donald Tusk wins this Sunday’s elections it will be a first for Poland since the fall of Communism there in 1989. The prime minister’s job is up for grabs… 06/10/2011
Ecofin meet on Euro debt hopesThe economic and financial affairs council, Ecofin met in Wroclow in Poland amidst mounting concern over a Greek default, when to release the next eight… 16/09/2011
German team pick up Cartoon d’OrThe Cartoon d’Or – or golden cartoon – award for best short animation has gone to a German production. The directors – Uwe Heidschotter and Johannes Weiland… 16/09/2011
Poland marks 31 years since Solidarity was legalisedWorkers killed during Communist crackdowns in Poland have been remembered, exactly 31 years after the Solidarity movement was legalised. President Bronislaw… 31/08/2011
Polish officials fired over Belarus activist casePoland has dismissed two prosecutors responsible for providing information that helped Belarus arrest a leading human rights activist. Ales Belyatsky was… 16/08/2011
Passenger train derails in PolandA train crash in Poland has killed one person and left more than 40 others wounded. Part of the train derailed, landing on its side. Around 280 passengers… 13/08/2011
Poland: Four killed, many injured, in train crashAt least four people have been killed and around 30 others injured after a train derailed in central Poland. The engine and carriages of the inter-city… 12/08/2011
‘Poland’s Le Pen’ dead at 57Andrzej Lepper, a Polish former deputy prime minister, was found dead at his Warsaw office on Friday. Police believe the 57-year-old committed… 05/08/2011
Top Polish officials resign over Smolensk crashPoland’s new defence minister has dissolved the Air Force regiment responsible for transporting top state officials. It comes after a report published last… 04/08/2011
Poland remembers Warsaw UprisingPoland on Monday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Warsaw Uprising against occupying Nazi Germany 67 years ago. Prime Minister Donald Tusk… 01/08/2011
Hopes that Polish report on crash will end questionsThe prime ministers of Poland and Russia, shared a symbolic embrace at the scene of the plane crash in the Russian city of Smolensk in which the then… 29/07/2011
Defence Minister quits in light of crash reportIt has been confirmed the Polish Defence Minister, Bogdan Klich has quit the government. His resignation comes after the Polish report into the plane crash… 29/07/2011
Smolensk black boxes register no technical faultsThe authorities in Poland say black box recordings show there were no technical problems on the presidential plane that crashed near Smolensk in Russia last… 26/07/2011
Poland’s Tusk promises air crash report by end of JulyPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday promised that the report into the air crash that killed President Lech Kacyznski will be published on July… 22/07/2011
Polish storms turn deadlyThunderstorms in central and north-eastern Poland have claimed one life and injured several people. A 30-year-old woman at home was crushed by the roof. The… 21/07/2011
Polish presidency gets down to workThe euro debt crisis, Schengen border controls and carbon emission reduction – there was plenty to talk about as European Commission officials sat down with… 08/07/2011
New EU presidency warning over internal bordersThe Polish prime minister has hit out at those who want to reintroduce internal borders in the European Union. A week after his country took over the… 06/07/2011
Suspended sentence for ‘defaming’ LukashenkoA journalist for a leading Polish newspaper has been given a suspended sentence for defaming President Alexander Lukashenko. Andrej Pochubut is a… 06/07/2011
Polish PM hits out against internal EU bordersNow is not the time to put up internal European barriers; in a crisis it is time for more integration and unity. That was the message from the Polish Prime… 06/07/2011
Poles look to EU presidency to bring improvementsPoland is beginning its EU presidency acknowledging that the union faces some of its most difficult moments. It wants to use the six-month term at the helm… 02/07/2011
Poland takes over EU presidencyPoland has taken over the EU presidency from Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an official flag handover. It is the first time the country has been… 01/07/2011
Poland looks to growth as it assumes EU presidencyProtests in Warsaw against low wages and the cost of living on the eve of Poland taking over the EU presidency did not hinder the party atmosphere in the… 01/07/2011
Poland takes EU presidency as privations beset EUIt is a tough time to take over the rotating presidency of the EU. And, despite the protests, Poland sees its first six-month stint as a chance to market… 01/07/2011
