
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key ally of Warsaw’s conservative government, said Friday that Budapest would move to block any EU sanctions on Poland. “Hungary would never support sanctions against Poland,” Orban said in his weekly interview on public
by AFP8 Jan 2016, 8:41 AM PST0

WARSAW (AFP) – Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday signed into law a controversial media bill handing the conservative government control of state media, despite EU concern and condemnation from rights watchdogs. “It’s important to the president that state media be
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 7:21 AM PST0

WARSAW, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), on Wednesday, a party source said, in an apparent move to strengthen an emerging eurosceptic axis in
by Reuters6 Jan 2016, 5:09 AM PST0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister on Tuesday requested to meet the European Union representative in his country as tensions are mounting between Brussels and Warsaw over planned changes to the nation’s media law and other reforms. Foreign Minister
by AP5 Jan 2016, 9:18 AM PST0

Legislation designed to give Poland’s newly-elected conservative government control of state media outlets and the sole power to appoint executives to senior broadcasting positions has been slammed by European Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Mr Oettinger has accused Poland, the European Union’s (EU) sixth-largest
by Simon Kent4 Jan 2016, 2:45 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Sunday threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media. The move would start a series of
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 2:55 AM PST0

President Andrzej Duda on Monday signed into law a controversial bill reforming Poland’s constitutional court despite widespread domestic opposition and mounting alarm in the international community. Thousands of people have taken to the streets over changes pushed through by the
by AFP28 Dec 2015, 4:05 PM PST0

Poland’s Senate approved controversial reforms to the country’s highest court which have triggered protests at home (pictured above) and EU warnings that they could undermine the rule of law, in a overnight session. The bill, which changes current conditions in
by AFP24 Dec 2015, 5:25 PM PST0

The European Union warned eastern European powerhouse Poland to avoid endangering the rule of law with controversial reforms that former president Lech Walesa said undermined democracy and made the country a laughing stock. A European Commission letter — seen Wednesday
by AFP24 Dec 2015, 1:24 AM PST0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — On the heels of electoral defeat four years ago, Polish right-wing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski stood before supporters and declared that eventually victory would be theirs. “I am convinced the day is coming,” he told his
by AP23 Dec 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

After Poland’s recent elections returned the first single-party government in the country’s recent history, leftist elements in the country have taken to the streets to protest, complaining the government is undermining democracy. Critics say the administration, formed by the eurosceptic
by Oliver Lane20 Dec 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

The New York Times writes about how Poland’s new right-wing government is taking power in Poland: WARSAW — In the few weeks since Poland’s new right-wing government took over, its leaders have alarmed the domestic opposition and moderate parties throughout
by Breitbart News15 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

Poland’s president on Thursday ignored an order by the Constitutional Court to swear in three judges picked by the previous parliament, deepening a feud with his political rivals and escalating a constitutional crisis. In a special televised address on Poland’s
by AFP4 Dec 2015, 2:29 AM PST0

An Israeli man and a Polish woman were reunited Wednesday in New York, seven decades after her Catholic family saved him during the Holocaust.
by Rebecca Mansour2 Dec 2015, 10:04 PM PST0

WARSAW (Reuters) – The West may be considering a thaw with Moscow, but Poland’s new conservative government could further strain relations with the country’s former Soviet overlord by reopening an investigation into the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a
by Reuters26 Nov 2015, 1:50 AM PST0

Just weeks into taking power, the new Polish government is making itself felt in making small but heavily symbolic changes to the daily order of business. Having already torn up the previous government’s commitment to take thousands of migrants from the
by Oliver Lane25 Nov 2015, 1:28 AM PST0

The Polish Prime Minister has rejected EU demands that her country take 7,000 migrants, saying that after the Paris attacks national security must come first. Beata Szydło, whose conservative Law and Justice Party swept to power last month amid the
by Nick Hallett24 Nov 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

Warsaw (AFP) – Poland’s new conservative government has lost no time in seeking to take control of the EU country’s top court and secret services, sparking claims of a “coup” by the vanquished liberal opposition. The highly contested moves by
by AFP22 Nov 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new prime minister, Beata Szydlo, vowed Wednesday the country will cooperate with the European Union in fighting extremism, but was reserved on accepting refugees. Szydlo opened her policy speech with a condemnation of last week’s
by AP18 Nov 2015, 8:08 AM PST0

Poland should give children wider access to abortions, fight against “gender stereotypes” and imprison homophobes, a United Nations (UN) document has demanded. The document, which was produced by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, has provoked anger
by Nick Hallett18 Nov 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

The Daily Mail reports that Poland’s new conservative government has suggested Syrians should return to their homeland in order to fight and liberate it from the extremists: Syrian refugees arriving in Europe should form an army which can be sent
by Breitbart News18 Nov 2015, 1:16 AM PST0

The newly appointed Polish foreign minister has moved to forestall the inevitable hand-wringing over the Paris attacks, this morning claiming “crazed leftists” would blame the killings of over 120 civilians by Islamist terrorists on the West. Speaking on Polish radio
by Oliver Lane14 Nov 2015, 3:46 PM PST0

Tens of thousands of Polish nationalists descended on Warsaw, Poland yesterday to mark the nation’s independence day. Demonstrators burned the European Union (EU) flag and banners on display compared EU membership to Soviet occupation. The event, which saw attendance from
by Liam Deacon12 Nov 2015, 7:30 AM PST0

Poland’s president has effectively absented the country’s leadership from next week’s European Union (EU) summit on migration by calling the first new parliament sitting and formal post-electoral handover of power for the same day. Outgoing Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, backed
by Reuters6 Nov 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

Polish football (soccer) fans unveiled an enormous anti mass migration banner at Sunday’s Silesian Wrocław match against Poznań. Images from the match last night show a giant crusader defending Europe from invading jihadists in boats labelled USS Hussein, USS Bin Laden and USS ISIS. Just a
by Raheem Kassam and Oliver Lane2 Nov 2015, 10:32 AM PST0