Etichetta: Polands
Will Poland’s good-guy status on Ukraine help its standing in the EU?
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Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was a pivotal moment for Poland: proof positive it had been right about Russia all along, and the start of an immense national humanitarian effort. For its government, it is also an opport...
Poland’s LGBTQ protests are glimmers of hope in an illiberal dystopia
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If you want to understand the currents of change shaping our world, look to the periphery. Countries and people pushed to the margins teach us a lot about the health of democracy. They paint a picture steeped in parad...
The Guardian view on Poland’s challenge to EU law: crossing a line
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“We are staying!” – that was the slogan of choice for more than 100,000 protesters who marched through Warsaw on Sunday, expressing their fury at the idea of a possible “Polexit” from the European Union. Per adesso, ther...
Poland’s door is open to Ukrainians – we know these refugees could be us
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The Ukrainian anthem has been playing from the medieval tower of Krakow’s most important church, St Mary’s Basilica. St Mary’s Trumpet Call, a traditional bugle call played every hour, gave way to this sign of extraor...
Concerns grow over Poland’s treatment of migrants stuck at Belarus border
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Concerns over Poland’s treatment of migrants stranded on its border with Belarus are mounting after Warsaw this week ignored domestic and international criticism to extend a state of emergency and sought to portray th...
Piotr Zielinski: Poland’s kind-hearted midfielder can shine on biggest stage
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This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2020 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries...
‘My grandmother hid Jewish children’: Poland’s underground refugee network
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In the attic of a cottage in the woods near the Polish village of Narewka, a young Iraqi Kurd crouches, trembling with cold and fear. Through the skylight, the blue lights of police vans flash on the walls of his hidi...
Poland’s government risks fines for flouting European court order
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Poland’s nationalist government risks daily fines for flouting a European court order, after EU authorities in Brussels urged financial penalties over what are seen as threats to judicial independence. The European Co...
Poland’s president signs bill to curb claims on property seized by Nazis
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Poland’s president has decided to sign a bill that would set limits on the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazi German occupiers and retained by postwar communist rulers, drawing fury from Israel, quale ...
Scacchi: Poland’s Duda wins in Oslo while tired Carlsen fades at the finish
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An overambitious schedule, a heavy cold and mental fatigue finally caught up with Magnus Carlsen at the Oslo Esports Cup this week. The world champion had won the previous two legs of the online Meltwater Champions To...
Minacce di morte e telefonate: le donne che rispondono gridano aiuto un anno dopo il divieto di aborto in Polonia
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Un anno fa, quella notte la Polonia ha introdotto una delle leggi sull'aborto più restrittive d'Europa, il telefono ha iniziato a squillare presso l'organizzazione di pianificazione familiare di più alto profilo del paese. Nel corso della sera...
Robert Lewandowski to miss Poland’s World Cup qualifier against England
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Robert Lewandowski will miss Poland’s World Cup qualifier against England on Wednesday due to a knee injury he sustained in the victory over Andorra on Sunday. The Bayern Munich striker limped off after scoring twice ...
Nergal: the extreme metal musician fighting Poland’s blasphemy laws
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Blasphemy rather comes with the territory in the world of extreme metal. Since Venom proclaimed themselves In League With Satan in 1981, antagonising Christianity has been more or less compulsory to any extreme band w...
Poland’s coalition under threat as parliament votes on media bill
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The future of Poland’s three-party coalition government has been thrown into doubt as parliament votes on Wednesday on a controversial media ownership bill that could lead to the country’s largest remaining independen...
Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak?
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“I’ve lost everything,” says Andrzej Lewandowski, an egg producer from the village of Brudnice in Żuromin county, about 100km north of Warsaw. Żuromin and the neighbouring county of Mława are the hub of Poland’s chick...
Smugglers or saviours? Poland’s divided stance on aiding refugees
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Weronika Klemba had just dropped off a group of fellow volunteers at the forest near the border between Poland and Belarus when she was pulled over by police. The 21-year-old student did not want to reveal she was the...