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Polish Day at Dubai Expo: interview

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Tuesday marked an important day for Polish companies at the rescheduled Expo 2020 world fair in Dubai.

Polish leaders address future of internet at UN summit

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Poland's president and prime minister on Tuesday reflected on the future of the internet at the official opening of a United Nations digital summit in the southern Polish city of Katowice.

Poland holds emergency meetings over new COVID-19 strain

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:30:00 GMT

A Polish task force on COVID-19 research and a special crisis management team were both due to meet on Monday amid concerns over the spread of a new, highly contagious variant of the coronavirus, omicron.

Warsaw calls for EU solidarity amid migrant crisis

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:45:00 GMT

Poland’s prime minister at the weekend began a series of visits to European capitals to discuss a protracted migrant crisis on the EU's external border with Belarus.

European film centre planned in Poland's Toruń  

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:15:00 GMT

A new European film centre will be built in the north-central Polish city of Toruń under plans announced by officials.

Further migrant unrest at Belarus border: Polish officials

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:15:00 GMT

Poland's Border Guard on Monday said that a group of 150 people tried to cross illegally into the country from Belarus overnight, amid an ongoing migration crisis at the eastern frontier of the European Union.  

UPDATE: Polish PM urges steps by NATO as Belarus border tensions rise

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:15:00 GMT

The Polish prime minister has said that NATO must take "concrete steps" to help resolve a migrant crisis on the Belarus border, adding that Poland and the Baltic states of Lithuania and Latvia may ask for consultations under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty.

Poland confirms 7,316 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:35:00 GMT

Poland on Monday reported 7,316 new coronavirus infections and three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 3,111,534 and fatalities to 77,760.

Polish president hands out business awards

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:45:00 GMT

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has handed out his office's annual business awards for the country's leading companies and scientific institutions, news agencies reported.

Poland to reopen research station at South Pole

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:30:00 GMT

A team of geophysicists from the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) is embarking for Antarctica to reopen the country’s research station at the South Pole after a hiatus of more than four decades, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Wednesday.

Poland to expand armed forces under new defence bill

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:15:00 GMT

Poland aims to modernise and expand its armed forces into one of the strongest in NATO, under a new homeland defence bill unveiled by officials on Tuesday.

Spectre of armed conflict returns to haunt region: Polish president

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:00:00 GMT

During a visit to Lithuania, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday said that the spectre of armed conflict was again haunting the region in the wake of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine in 2014, a news agency reported.

Emotions high as Chopin piano competition nears end

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:40:00 GMT

Wednesday is the last day of the final stage of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Poland to fast-track hydrogen locomotive

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Poland is moving towards home-produced hydrogen-powered vehicles, officials say.

Warsaw's Chopin piano contest nears finale

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 18:00:00 GMT

Friday was the penultimate day of performances during the third stage of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Polish expert launches book on geopolitics in space

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Polish expert Jacek Bartosiak, founder of the Strategy and Future think tank, has joined forces with American geopolitical forecaster and strategist George Friedman to write a book on geopolitics in space.

Polish gov't OKs plan to build wall on Belarus border: interior minister

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:45:00 GMT

Poland’s government has adopted a bill to build a wall on the country's border with Belarus amid a growing surge of migrants, the interior minister in Warsaw has announced.

Warsaw conference debates int'l security challenges: audio report

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:15:00 GMT

A host of government officials, decision makers and experts from various countries flocked to Warsaw this week for a two-day conference on key security challenges facing NATO and the European Union.

Poland’s voice in UN: interview

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:00:00 GMT

During his September address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Polish President Andrzej Duda appealed for “respect for international law” and urged the UN community “to be courageous in setting and delivering ambitious goals in the fight for the planet.”

Warsaw conference debates int'l security challenges

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:45:00 GMT

A two-day conference focusing on key security challenges facing NATO and the European Union opened in the Polish capital on Tuesday.