Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections

Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he is awaiting results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold a quarter of a million work visas to migrants from Asia and Africa for thousands of dollars

A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections
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Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia and Africa

German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes

Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia and Africa
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Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion
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Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates

Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine

Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates
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Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Poland's right-wing leaders are denouncing a new feature film by Polish director Agnieszka Holland as it opens in the country

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland
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Plans for Poland's first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement

Polish and U.S. officials have signed an agreement in Warsaw to move forward with the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant

Plans for Poland's first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement
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Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country's upcoming election

Former Polish President Lech Walesa says he is supporting opposition leader Donald Tusk’s effort to oust Poland’s conservative government in the country’s parliamentary election next month

Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country's upcoming election
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NATO's Stoltenberg confident Poland will continue military support to Ukraine despite disagreements

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he was confident that Poland will find ways to address disagreements with Ukraine without impacting military support for

NATO's Stoltenberg confident Poland will continue military support to Ukraine despite disagreements
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Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances with a rally in Warsaw

Poland’s opposition leader Donald Tusk is leading a march in Warsaw on Sunday aimed at energizing supporters and winning new hearts in his against-the-odds battle to unseat the right-wing government in the nation’s upcoming parliamentary election

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances with a rally in Warsaw
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Britain believes U.S., Poland will maintain strong Ukraine support

British defence minister Grant Shapps said he believed that the United States and Poland would maintain their strong support for Ukraine despite domestic pressures

Britain believes U.S., Poland will maintain strong Ukraine support
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A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania

Officials say Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan they hope will help expedite Ukrainian grain exports

A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania
Entertainment

Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments

A gala concert featuring the Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich is the opening event for the 2nd Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw

Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments
World

Poland's security depends on own army and U.S. - deputy PM

Poland's military security depends on its own army and on an alliance with the United States, deputy prime minister and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Saturday.

Poland's security depends on own army and U.S. - deputy PM
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Mideast violence benefits Russia, adds to migration pressure on EU -Polish president

The current violence between Hamas and Israel works in Russia's favour as it distracts international attention from Moscow's aggression in Ukraine and may result in new migration

Mideast violence benefits Russia, adds to migration pressure on EU -Polish president
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In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel

For many Catholic Poles, their country’s heart beats in Czestochowa

In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel
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Polish generals named to replace top military commanders who resigned in spat with defense minister

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has appointed two senior military officers after predecessors resigned over an apparent spat with the defense minister just days before the country holds a general election

Polish generals named to replace top military commanders who resigned in spat with defense minister
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Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake

Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism

Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake
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Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk is declaring the beginning of a new era after three opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election to oust the governig party

Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority
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Poland gives support to centrist opposition after 8 years of nationalist rule

Nearly complete results show the majority of voters in Poland’s general election supported opposition parties that promise to reverse democratic backsliding and repair the nation’s relationship with allies

Poland gives support to centrist opposition after 8 years of nationalist rule
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Polish election winner Donald Tusk appeals to president to move quickly to form a new government

The leader of opposition that won Poland’s parliamentary election, Donald Tusk, appealed to the nation’s president Tuesday for “energetic and fast decisions” so that a new government could be formed quickly

Polish election winner Donald Tusk appeals to president to move quickly to form a new government
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Poland's voters reject their right-wing government, but many challenges lie ahead

Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict

Poland's voters reject their right-wing government, but many challenges lie ahead
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American player for Polish women's basketball team attacked, left with injured eye socket

Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women's club has been badly beaten, sustaining a head injury

American player for Polish women's basketball team attacked, left with injured eye socket
World

Exclusive-South Korea lining up banks to help finance $22 billion arms sale to Poland

After hitting statutory limits on import-export lending, South Korea is gathering local banks to help Poland buy $22 billion worth of weapons in Seoul's

Exclusive-South Korea lining up banks to help finance $22 billion arms sale to Poland
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President taps Poland's outgoing prime minister to form new government despite lack of a majority

Poland’s president has tapped the outgoing prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form the country’s next government

President taps Poland's outgoing prime minister to form new government despite lack of a majority
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Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline

The autocratic Law and Justice Party looks set to be turfed out by a center-left coalition, which gained more than half of all votes.

Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline

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