European asylum policy continues to shift to the right
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
This city with a complicated history has much to offer tourists: just watch out for the trad-singing
President Andrzej Duda joined the criticism of the asylum policy adopted by the government, saying it would harm Belarusian dissidents fleeing repression
Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland
Polish man Czeslaw Kukuczka was shot in the back as he tried to escape to West Germany
Jaroslaw Szymczyk thought grenade launcher was a loudspeaker, say reports
Holocaust survivor Christian Pfeil says ‘it’s important to remind society again and again that this actually happened’, especially at a time when right-wing extremism is growing across Europe
EU pledges billions to repair efforts after deadly and devastating inundation
Central European states to seek EU help to fund recovery from deadly and devastating disaster
Site-clearing had already begun at giant new site for the troubled chipmaker
Danube’s waters continue to rise in in Slovakia and Hungary, with parts of Austria and Romania inundated after heavy rains
Czech military helicopters deployed to rescue people from homes as evacuations take place in multiple cities in several countries
Lower Austria, the state surrounding Vienna, declared a disaster area with some 20,000 rescue crew members at work
Similar weather expected in southern Germany and parts of Austria, Poland, and Slovakia over coming days
Prime minister Donald Tusk says lessons of the past, and present Russian aggression, underline importance of strong defence
PiS accused of plundering state coffers to fund failed 2023 campaign
Calls for historical commemoration projects and more compensation for wartime survivors from Germany for suffering it inflicted
Democracy requires people to see the need to vote. France, Iran and Poland show the way
Draft law highlighted deep divisions in Donald Tusk’s ruling coalition
Modernised and expanded mobilisation system aims to stamp out corruption and draft dodging
As Poland’s second city, beautiful Krakow emerged from the second World War relatively unscathed in architectural terms, but not in matters of life and death
Agnieszka Holland’s powerful depiction of border-crossing has angered Polish authorities and refugee agencies in equal measure
Clinic that denied termination to woman whose pregnancy may have endangered her life fined €127,000
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Shooting has exposed an increasingly febrile and polarised political climate in Slovakia and across Europe, say commentators
Billions of euro in funding had been withheld over concerns about the judiciary
In a sign of the times around Europe, economic benefits of EU membership have yielded to more earnest discussions about security
Twenty years after EU accession, the Polish migrant community is regarded as too different to be fully included in Irish society, but not different enough to merit additional supports
At issue is investment in Polish shopping centre project
Ukrainian farm minister Mykola Solsky praised what he said was ‘constructive work’ by Poland
As the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the EU approaches, Poles reflect on their experiences here
Sikorski says new Donald Tusk government ready to ‘return to the group of countries creating Europe rather than defending themselves against Europe’
Modernity is causing a drop-off in people identifying as Catholic, but the Polish clergy also bears some responsibility
Group presents proposals to permit abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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