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Poland: Country in Central Europe
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, while its longest river is the Vistula. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union, with its sixteen voivodeships having a total population of over 38 million and covering a combined area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). It is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The nation's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk.

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Brussels moves to close rule of law procedure against Poland [Video]

Brussels moves to close rule of law procedure against Poland

The European Commission has announced it is taking the first steps to close the Article 7 procedure against Poland.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 02:40Published
Comfort and scepticism: Poland marks 20 years of EU membership [Video]

Comfort and scepticism: Poland marks 20 years of EU membership

Young people in Poland feel comfortable in Europe, but some are increasingly sceptical about EU membership.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 02:24Published
European Union marks 20 years since 'Big Bang' enlargement [Video]

European Union marks 20 years since 'Big Bang' enlargement

One senior analyst said the bloc has prospered overall, but there have been ''bumps on the road, otherwise known as Poland and Hungary and possibly Slovakia''. He warned of the possibility several..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 03:05Published
PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany [Video]

PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister assures officers of the pride and gratitude shared by allies who..

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Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin [Video]

Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister is welcomed with military honours by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in..

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Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor [Video]

Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Berlin where he is set to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks on Wednesday. The topics of the meeting at the Chancellery will include mutual relations, the Russian..

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PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term [Video]

PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK's relationship with Poland, telling his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk they were 'allies for the long term'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland [Video]

PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland

Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps have visited the Warsaw Armoured Brigade where they met British soldiers - including one of the prime minister's own constituents. Report by Alibhaiz...

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PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg [Video]

PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg

Rishi Sunak has joined a trilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss a military aid package for Ukraine. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us..

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PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks [Video]

PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks

Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Grant Shapps have been greeted by the British ambassador to Poland, Anna Clunes, at Warsaw Airport. The prime minister is in Poland to discuss security with his..

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Poland's Duda says country ready to host nuclear weapons [Video]

Poland's Duda says country ready to host nuclear weapons

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‘He’s my friend’: Trump welcomes Poland president Duda in US [Video]

‘He’s my friend’: Trump welcomes Poland president Duda in US

Polish president Andrzej Duda has been welcomed to Trump Tower, the latest in a string of get-togethers between the aspirant US president and populist European leaders.

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Bills on lifting near-total abortion ban in Poland pass first hurdle [Video]

Bills on lifting near-total abortion ban in Poland pass first hurdle

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Poland's parliament votes to progress toward easing abortion restrictions [Video]

Poland's parliament votes to progress toward easing abortion restrictions

Ewa Schaedler from the Third Way party called the vote ''symbolic'' and ''a breakthrough'' for Polish women. However the subject remains divisive in the mostly Catholic country.

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Children in Poland rejoice over new government limits on homework [Video]

Children in Poland rejoice over new government limits on homework

The Polish government has introduced strict limits on the amount of homework pupils must do in a bid to modernise the education system. But some parents and teachers aren't convinced by the changes.

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Poland's local election results preview tight EU elections [Video]

Poland's local election results preview tight EU elections

Local elections in Poland, where former ruling party Law and Justice won by a slight percentage margin, could serve as an early indication for the results of June's EU elections.

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Poland's LGBT+ couples travel abroad to tie the knot [Video]

Poland's LGBT+ couples travel abroad to tie the knot

Poland's new government has promised a more inclusive law regulating civil partnerships, but this could still be a long way off.

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Queer in Poland: When can the LGBTQ+ community expect equal rights? [Video]

Queer in Poland: When can the LGBTQ+ community expect equal rights?

The LGBTQ+ community in Poland has long advocated against the erosion of human rights after years of rule-of-law concerns. Euronews reporter Julian Lopez travels to Warsaw to speak with activists and..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 10:00Published
Lethal Gaza aid convoy strike sparks row between Poland and Israel [Video]

Lethal Gaza aid convoy strike sparks row between Poland and Israel

The two countries had recently begun a rapprochement after the fall of a nationalist government in Warsaw that indulged in Holocaust revisionism.

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Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for food aid NGO, World Central Kitchen | Oneindia [Video]

Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for food aid NGO, World Central Kitchen | Oneindia

According to the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), seven individuals associated with celebrity chef Jose Andres' organisation were tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday...

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:01Published
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns war in Europe 'a real threat' [Video]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns war in Europe 'a real threat'

Tusk's stark warning comes as Ukraine and Russia trade strikes in Belgorod and Kamianske

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Prime Ministers of Poland and Ukraine make progress on easing farmer anger [Video]

Prime Ministers of Poland and Ukraine make progress on easing farmer anger

The leaders said proposals were made on restricting Ukrainian food imports that farmers argue is undermining their livelihoods, but that more progress was necessary.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:30Published
Poland dismisses Eurocorps military commander [Video]

Poland dismisses Eurocorps military commander

Lieutenant General Jarosław Gromadziński, who last year became the first Pole to lead Eurocorps, has been dismissed.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:02Published
Kyiv, Lviv under Russian air attack; missile violates Polish airspace | Oneindia News [Video]

Kyiv, Lviv under Russian air attack; missile violates Polish airspace | Oneindia News

Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv and the western region of Lviv have faced a significant onslaught of Russian air attacks, according to officials. Concurrently, Polish forces have been placed on..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:37Published
8 Countries with Lower Cost of Living Options [Video]

8 Countries with Lower Cost of Living Options

8 Countries with Lower Cost of Living Options. KindaFrugal.com recently offered some tips for readers looking to relocate abroad due to the increasing cost of housing, healthcare and other..

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