Far-right dominates Polish independence events
Thousands of far-right nationalists have marched to mark Poland’s independence day, burning red and white flares for the national flag…
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Populists in Poland and Hungary suffer setbacks
Sunday’s general election in Poland saw the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) lose control of the upper house and…
PiS wins Poland’s election but loses grip on senate
Poland’s far-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) has convincingly won Sunday’s general election, gaining a parliamentary majority. PiS won 43.8…
Poland’s PiS well-placed to retain power in weekend poll
Ahead of the 2015 general election, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his Law and Justice (PiS) party promised voters that they would…
Poland’s PiS shuts down parliament early ahead of October 13 election
Poland’s populist Law and Justice (PiS) government has asked for parliament to be suspended until after the October 13 general…
BBC reveals wartime coded messages to Poland and France
A BBC radio staff member during the Second World War was given a scratched record to play on-air and the…
Poland marks 80th anniversary of invasion
The heads of state of Poland and Germany are marking 80 years since the outbreak of the Second World War…
Europe marks 80 years since Nazi-Soviet ‘misery pact’
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany was signed 80 years ago in a supposed neutrality deal…
Poles march in support of LGBT rights
Thousands of Poles have marched through the city of Plock in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, which…
Hitler’s HQ makeover plans condemned as Nazi Disneyland
Adolf Hitler’s headquarters during much of the Second World War is getting a makeover by the Polish authorities to attract…
Poland protests about plastic waste imports
Poland is increasingly fed up with illegally imported plastic waste, much of it from the UK and a “trash mafia”…
Warsaw hosts LGBT counter protest
In Warsaw, over 1,000 people have protesters against violence targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community that took place…
PiS ministers condemn Polish LGBT attack
Polish government ministers have condemned violence against an LGBT rights march while other members of the populist Law and Justice…
PiS accused of targeting LGBT communities
Polish campaigners are conflating gay men with pedophiles and make threatening gestures during pride events in Poland. Human rights activists…
US defends Polish reinforcements
A US agreement with Poland to deploy 1,000 extra troops is only a defensive measure needed for its security, according…
Far-right protest in Poland against US Holocaust law
Thousands of Polish nationalists have protested against a US law that demands compensation for Jewish families who lost property during…