- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPoland
Poland accuses Belarus of more border ‘provocations’ amid migrant crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Friday a Belarusian soldier tried to fire flares at Polish border troops and others tried to tear down fencing along the frontier amid rising…
Poland says Belarus staged armed intrusion at border, summons envoy
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of staging an armed cross-border intrusion and said it had summoned the Belarusian charge d'affaires to protest over what it said was "a…
EU parliament sues EU Commission for inaction over rule-of-law concerns
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament launched a lawsuit against the bloc's executive on Friday for failing to apply a new law that allows the freezing of EU payments to…
Poland summons ambassador after Belgian PM’s rule of law comments
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland summoned Belgium's ambassador on Friday to express "disapproval and indignation" after Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo accused Warsaw of "playing with fire" in a worsening dispute…
EU court fines Poland 1 million euros per day in rule of law row
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland must pay 1 million euros ($1.16 million) a day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union's top court said on Wednesday, in the latest…
Poland’s push-back policy leaves migrants facing an uncertain future as winter looms
By Joanna Plucinska and Kacper Pempel Near SIEMIANOWKA, Poland (Reuters) - Somali migrant Abdi Fitah's bid to cross into Poland from Belarus ended with him barefoot and freezing after he…
Poland won’t bow to EU “blackmail” but will seek to fix rows – PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday Warsaw would not bow to the "blackmail" of central EU institutions assuming the right to decide on competences of…
Germany’s Merkel says EU needs to reach agreement on Poland, migration
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday rule of law is a core aspect of the European Union, which should find ways of reaching agreement with Poland…
French minister Beaune says financial sanctions could be taken against Poland
PARIS (Reuters) - French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune reaffirmed to LCI TV on Thursday that financial sanctions could be taken against Poland if dialogue with the country over the…
Russia is making EU climate goals look ‘ridiculous’, says Poland’s Kaczynski
WARSAW (Reuters) - Russian actions concerning gas supply have made advocates of the European Union's plan to tackle climate change look "ridiculous", the leader of Poland's ruling party said in…
Germany offers Poland border guards to help manage Belarus arrivals
WARSAW (Reuters) - Germany's interior minister offered to send border control officers to Poland to help the country manage the influx of refugees seeking to enter the European Union from…
EU lays out options to punish Poland’s challenge to bloc law
(Reuters) -The European Commission laid out its options - ranging from legal action to withholding funds - for a response to a Polish court ruling that questioned the supremacy of…
