The Latest Breaking News from Poland

Grant Shapps denies West’s unity over Ukraine at risk from US budget threat

Defence secretary also plays down pre-election tensions in Poland

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Beatings, dog bites, and barbed wire: life and death on the Poland-Belarus border

Activists helping people in forested grey zone say dehumanisation of migrants is increasing as Polish election draws nearer

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Poland's dangerous eastern border takes center stage in upcoming elections

The NATO and EU member borders Belarus, the Russian territory of Kaliningrad and Ukraine — plus a strip of land connecting it to Lithuania. It is an unstable and volatile mix of frontiers.

WEKU · Oct 2, 2023

How will Europe weather a second winter without gas from Russia?

EU states have worked hard to secure supplies and storage – while the UK seems just to be hoping it stays mild

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

All eyes in Europe are focused on Poland’s divisive election fight. But it’s not a pretty sight

The bitter struggle to unseat Warsaw’s hard-right government foreshadows a wider struggle throughout the EU

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Confident of Poland continuing Ukraine military support despite strained ties, Nato chief says

Kyiv and Warsaw ‘will find a way to address issues’, Jens Stoltenberg says

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

Migration ‘used to mobilise voters’ ahead of elections in Slovakia and Poland

Migration has become a hot-button issue in Slovakia and Poland ahead of upcoming elections on September 30 and October 15, with politicians evoking the hotly debated topic to galvanise voters and governments reintroducing border checks in the region.

France 24 · Sep 29, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Germany steps up border controls to combat migrant surge

Germany will introduce new border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic this week, the German interior minister announced on Wednesday, saying that more should be done to protect the European Union's fragile system of open borders.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 28, 2023