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Poland Refuses to Close Contested Brown Coal Mine Despite Massive CJEU Penalty
Undeterred by a daily fine of EUR 500.000, the Polish government said it will continue to operate a contested brown coal mine near the Czech and German border that the CJEU ordered it to close back...
22-09-2021 13:32 -
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Four Refugees Found Dead Near the Polish-Belarusian Border
On Sunday, the bodies of four refugees from the Middle East were found near the Polish-Belarusian border. Belarusian media suggest that one of them has been "dragged across the border into Belarus"....
20-09-2021 15:57 -
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Lucjan Was Just a Regular Cat. Now He's Public Enemy No. 1 of the Polish Ministry of Justice
A stray cat in Poland became an unsuspecting victim of the partisan squabbles ailing the country's criminal justice system. His cardinal sin? Accepting food and shelter from a member of Lex Super...
18-09-2021 14:16 -
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European Parliament Condemns Poland for Violating Rule of Law and Curbing Media Freedom
On Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Polish authorities for the country's deteriorating rule of law situation, persistent attacks on media freedom, and the systemic...
17-09-2021 16:27 -
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Eyeing Poland and Hungary, EU Parliament Urges All Member States to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
On Tuesday, the EU Parliament adopted a resolution urging all member states to legally recognize same-sex marriages and partnerships. At the same time, MEPs called for further action against Poland...
15-09-2021 16:42 -
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Journalists at the Border. The Statement of Polish Media
We inform the authorities of the Republic of Poland and the public that we do not agree with the ban on journalists' work in the border area. The ban is contrary to the principle of freedom of...
14-09-2021 11:00 -
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Reporters Without Borders Declares "Press Freedom State of Emergency" in Poland
Since PiS became the ruling party again in 2015, Poland has fallen 46 places in RSF's World Press Freedom Index and is now ranked 64th out of 180 countries. The latest evidence of this alarming...
14-09-2021 09:26 -
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Senate Majority Denounces Polexit Rhetoric of Ruling Camp Politicians
After several high-level government officials openly flaunted the idea of Poland leaving the EU, a group of 51 senators issued a statement denouncing the ruling camp's anti-EU rhetoric. -We will not...
10-09-2021 15:36 -
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European Commission Finally Pushes for Fines Against Poland. It Should Have Done So Years Ago [OPINION]
The Commission should have acted more decisively already in the summer of 2017 when PiS launched its attack on the Supreme Court, or in December 2019, when it pushed through the so-called "muzzle...
09-09-2021 13:33 -
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European Media Watchdog: Journalists Covering the Border Crisis Face Persecution by Polish Authorities
Media watchdog platform, Mapping Media Freedom, published an alert regarding the persecution of Polish journalists reporting from the Belarus border area recently put under a state of emergency.
08-09-2021 10:09 -
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PM's Chief of Staff Suggests Government Imposed State of Emergency to Stifle Pro-Refugee Activism at Polish Border
In an interview aired on TVN24, Michał Dworczyk, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, called the state of emergency at the Polish border a "necessary response to opposition's actions".
07-09-2021 16:42 -
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EU Commission Asks CJEU to Fine Poland for Failing to Dismantle Contested Disciplinary Chamber
The European Commission announced it is taking legal action against Poland for ignoring CJEU's July interim rulings, including the order to immediately dismantle the contested Disciplinary Chamber...
07-09-2021 12:51 -
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EU Suspends Regional Funds to Poland Over "LGBT-Free Zones"
The EU Commission announced it will suspend the payout of pandemic recovery and development funds to five Polish provinces that adopted anti-LGBT resolutions unless local authorities decide to repeal...
06-09-2021 16:46 -
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EU Suspends Poland's Covid Recovery Funds Over Rule of Law Violations
Brussels is holding off its approval for Poland's national recovery and resilience plan. Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economy, openly admitted that the reason for that is Poland's...
03-09-2021 13:39 -
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Stuck in No Man's Land: The Dramatic Situation of Refugees Stranded at the Polish-Belarusian Border
Cold, scared, and desperate- Afghan refugees stranded at the Polish-Belarusian border tell their story.
02-09-2021 12:48 -
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Playing on Anti-Vax Sentiment, President Duda Says He Opposes Mandatory Covid Vaccinations
Speaking at the Cabinet Council meeting on Monday, President Duda said that introducing a Covid vaccine mandate in Poland might lead to "social unrest". He also stressed being "adamantly opposed" to...
01-09-2021 12:53 -
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Polish Government to Declare State of Emergency on the Country's Eastern Border in a Bid to Stop Refugee Admission
Poland's government is seeking to declare a 30-day state of emergency in the country's two easternmost regions. Reason? The increasingly tense situation on the Polish-Belarusian border where 32...
31-08-2021 15:27 -
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Activists Cut Barbed Wire Fence on Polish-Belarusian Border to Protest Government Treatment of Afghan Refugees
In an act of protest against the Polish government's treatment of stranded asylum seekers from Afghanistan, on Sunday, a group of 13 activists cut through a barbed wire fence that Poland set up on...
30-08-2021 14:24 -
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Suspended Disciplinary Chamber Continues to Hear Judicial Immunity Cases, Violating CJEU Order
In July, the CJEU ruled that the Disciplinary Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court is not sufficiently independent and thus had violated EU law by hearing judicial disciplinary cases. It also prohibited...
27-08-2021 14:13 -
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European Court of Human Rights Orders Poland to Provide Stranded Afghan Refugees with Aid
The European Court of Human Rights has issued interim measures ordering Poland and Latvia to provide water, food, clothing, medical care, and, if possible, temporary shelter to refugees stranded at...
26-08-2021 11:52 -
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Minister of Defense Says Poland Will Build New Border Wall with Belarus
Amid an increasingly dire situation of Middle-Eastern refugees stranded between Poland and Belarus, on Monday, the Minister of Defense announced that Poland is going to build a new, 2.5-meter-high...
26-08-2021 10:49 -
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Polish MP Tried to Deliver Basic Supplies to Refugees Stranded at the Border. The Challenge? He Had to Outrun the Border Guards
Opposition MP Franek Sterczewski tried to deliver basic supplies to a group of Afghan refugees stranded on the border between Poland and Belarus, but the Polish border guards chased him around,...
25-08-2021 16:53 -
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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Urges Poland to Protect the Rights of People Stranded at its Border with Belarus
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, urges Poland to take immediate action to protect the human rights of people stranded at its...
25-08-2021 12:24 -
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Minister of Culture Says Poland Will "Defend Itself" Against a Possible Wave of Afghan Refugees
Asked about the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Poland's Deputy PM and Minister of Culture, Piotr Gliński, said that Poland "will defend itself against a wave of refugees, just as it...
18-08-2021 12:20 -
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Fate of Migrants at Belarus-EU Border Risks Taking Darker Turn [REPORTAGE]
The decision by Poland and the Baltic nations to legalise the pushback of migrants at the Belarusian border is leading to a dangerous game of ping pong with vulnerable people, as Balkan Investigative...
18-08-2021 08:50 -
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Polish Government Tells EU Commission the Contested Disciplinary Chamber for Judges will be Dismantled
In an official statement sent to Brussels minutes before the EU Commission-imposed deadline, the Polish government said it will dismantle the contested Disciplinary Chamber- a key element of the...
17-08-2021 11:15 -
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Appeals Court Dismisses Libel Case Against Holocaust Scholars Grabowski and Engelking
An appeals court in Warsaw has dismissed a libel case against the renowned Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski. The case drew international attention and was seen as an attempt to...
17-08-2021 09:33 -
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New Property Restitution Law Throws Poland and Israel Into Diplomatic Crisis
On Saturday, President Duda approved an amendment to Poland's property restitution law, throwing the already strained Polish-Israeli relations into a full-blown crisis. Angered by Poland's decision,...
16-08-2021 12:52 -
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