Poland is targeting companies importing Russian fertilisers, in a bid to prevent the European Union from developing another dependency on Moscow for a key resource.
Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values more starkly than the border with Belarus.
Poland registered only 18,500 births in November 2024, newspaper Puls Biznesu reported. The previous low was in June 2024, when 19,000 births were recorded. The paper wrote that these figures were "the lowest monthly rate since at least the Second World War."
During Poland's presidency of the EU Council, Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized the importance of developing Europe's energy independence from Russia. A key solution to this issue is the expansion of nuclear energy,
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U.S. President Donald Trump's order to pause spending from the country's climate and infrastructure laws is a chance for Europe to attract clean tech investments, Poland's deputy climate minister told Reuters.
ASTANA—The European Union (EU) Delegation to Kazakhstan hosted a press conference on Jan. 27 in Astana to outline the priorities of the Polish presidency of the EU Council and its implications for Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The event featured EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić, and Polish Chargé d’Affaires in Kazakhstan Michał Labenda.
Mainstream EU leaders have breathed a sigh of relief. After a Hungarian presidency marked by what they saw as damaging freelance diplomacy, the torch has now passed to Poland, which holds the reins
Poland’s presidency can serve as an opportunity for both Warsaw and Ankara, as the two countries share more common interests than might initially appear,’ says Karolina Wanda Olszowska, co-founder of Polish think-tank,
The European Union must arm itself to “survive” in an increasingly uncertain global order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, calling on the bloc’s member states to boost spending on defense.
It’s urged Poland “to drastically change course of action" and do all it can to protect migrants and refugees. But EU leaders signed off on Poland’s actions at a summit last month.
Once they realise that, under EU rules, they need to apply in the first country of arrival (namely, Poland) and remain there while they await a final decision, many of them turn back voluntarily.