Jan 10 Polish senator sues party leader for slander over surveillance remarks By Associated Press The senator is suing the official, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, for slander over comments suggesting he was placed under surveillance in connection to wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jan 07 Poland admits to buying powerful Israeli spyware By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group. Continue reading
Jan 06 Amnesty International verifies Polish senator was hacked with Pegasus spyware By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company's powerful spyware was used to hack a Polish senator when he was running the opposition's 2019 parliamentary election campaign. Continue reading
Nov 17 Belarus moves some migrants camped in the cold at Polish border to heated building By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been stuck at the border since Nov. 8. Most are fleeing conflict or despair at home and want to reach Germany or other western European countries. Continue reading
Nov 16 Poland uses water hoses on migrants, condemns Belarus for attack By Vanessa Gera, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The situation marked an escalation in a tense migration and political crisis at the eastern border of the European Union and NATO in which the lives of thousands of migrants who are being used as proxies by Belarus are at… Continue reading
Nov 10 Merkel asks Putin to ‘exert his influence’ on Belarus regime over migrants By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Poland’s Defense Ministry and local police reported Wednesday that multiple groups of migrants tried to enter the country late Tuesday and early Wednesday but that all the people who made it were detained. Continue reading
Nov 04 Activists give Poland ‘Fossil of the Day’ award By Associated Press Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the Day’ award to the Polish government for giving — and then apparently backtracking on — a pledge to speed up its phaseout of coal power. Continue reading
Nov 04 Poland’s position on coal disappoints activists By Associated Press Poland, the second-biggest user of coal in Europe after Germany, appeared to backtrack on any ambitious new commitments for ending coal. Continue reading
Oct 29 Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall on Belarus border By Associated Press Poland is accusing the Belarusian regime of encouraging and aiding migrants from the Middle East and Africa to seek entry to the EU through its territory to destabilize the whole bloc. Continue reading
Oct 26 Poland plans ‘radical’ strengthening of its military By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that the legislation is aimed at "radically" strengthening the military as the European Union nation faces migration pressure from its eastern neighbor Belarus. Continue reading