Auschwitz to mark 75th anniversary of liberation
Auschwitz is marking the 75th anniversary by the Red Army towards the end of the Second World War, although Russian…
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Russia-Polish Second World War row deepens
Russia and Poland have been arguing over the causes of the Second World War as the US aggravated the issue…
Poland sees 160 protests against legal changes
Poland has seen large protests to denounce legislation by the ruling Law and Justice Party that would give the executive…
Poland’s Supreme Court warns EU membership at risk
Poland’s Supreme Court warns that plans to fire judges if they question judicial reforms could lead to the Central European…
Poland’s far-right rages against Jewish property claims
Poland is still grappling with the restitution of Jewish property confiscated by the Communist authorities after the Second World War….
Poland’s MPs pick controversial judges
Poland’s parliament has elected three judges nominated by the ruling party to the Constitutional Tribunal, raising concerns about judicial independence….
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…
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…