Poland surveillance law plan angers protesters
Thousands of Poles have taken part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom. Protesters shouted...
View ArticlePoles protest plan for new surveillance law
People took to the streets of Warsaw Saturday protesting against the Polish government’s planned changes to a law that would increase surveillance over citizens Thousands of Poles marched in the...
View ArticleThousands protest against Poland's new surveillance law
WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Poles marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protests against their new conservative government's plan to increase its surveillance powers, which critics say will...
View ArticlePoland increases government surveillance powers despite protests
By Wiktor Szary and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's president approved new legislation to increase the government's surveillance powers, his office said on Thursday, despite fears that the...
View ArticlePoland's PM: No risk of EU sanctions against Poland
Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo says she does not believe the European Union will impose sanctions on Poland over its new laws that have been criticize as running counter to the block's principle...
View ArticlePolish prime minster: No risk of EU sanctions against Poland
Poland's prime minister said Thursday she doesn't believe the European Union will impose sanctions on the country over its new laws that have been criticized as running counter to the bloc's principle...
View ArticleGovernment critics in Poland fear rights are under threat
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union flags have disappeared from government press conferences. The constitutional court has suffered a huge blow to its authority. Grassroots initiatives have sprung up...
View ArticlePremier chides EU for spending too much time on Poland
BRUSSELS (AP) — Poland's prime minister chided the European Union on Tuesday for spending too much time on perceived problems in Warsaw and said the country's changes to its constitutional court and...
View ArticlePoland to summon U.S. ambassador over FBI head's Holocaust remarks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will summon the United States' ambassador in Warsaw over an article written by a top U.S. intelligence official on Poland's alleged responsibility for the Holocaust during...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Poland's Kaczynski names deputy party leader as potential PM
(Adds quotes, background) By Pawel Sobczak and Wiktor Szary WARSAW, June 20 (Reuters) - Polish conservative opposition party Law and Justice on Saturday named deputy leader Beata Szydlo as its...
View ArticleConstitutional Rift Sparks Protest Marches in Poland
Reuters WARSAW, POLAND— Tens of thousands marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protest against what they called the "democratorship" of the month-old conservative government, as Poland remained locked...
View ArticleEU takes on Poland, Launches Rights Probe Over Court, Media
Reuters BRUSSELS— The European Union began an unprecedented inquiry on Wednesday into whether Poland's new conservative, Eurosceptic government has breached the EU's democratic standards by taking more...
View ArticleThousands rally against Polish government
Thousands of Poles gathered to protest against the government for the second time this month, putting pressure on the month-old conservative cabinet which they accuse of testing the boundaries of...
View ArticleThousands protest in Poland over new conservative government's media laws
Warsaw, Poland: Opposition groups have massed in demonstrations across Poland, enraged by the new government's efforts to exert its influence on the nation's media supervisors and top courts. The...
View ArticlePoland protests: Thousands march 'to defend democracy'
Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the...
View ArticlePoland Takes a New Direction
Two events last week show the direction where Poland is moving. On Dec. 15, during a visit to Kiev, Polish President Andrzej Duda promised financial, political and energy support for Ukraine. A few...
View ArticlePoland's lurch to the right stirs anxiety in Brussels
By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's lurch to the nationalist right in the first election to be influenced by Europe's refugee crisis is sending shudders of anxiety through the European Union...
View ArticlePoland protests: Thousands march against Law and Justice party
Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the...
View ArticleEU opens case against Poland over new media, court laws
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday escalated its standoff with Poland's new government, deciding to open a case over new laws affecting the country's constitutional court and media that have...
View ArticlePoles fearing attack on democracy by government join protest
Click photo to enlarge Supporters of the Committee for the Defense of Democracy stage a protest against the government in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) «12345»...
View ArticleThousands rally against Polish government as constitutional row drags on
WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Poles gathered on Saturday to protest against the government for the second time this month, putting pressure on the month-old conservative cabinet which they accuse of...
View ArticleThousands march against Polish government as constitutional spat drags on
By Wiktor Szary and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protest against what they called the "democratorship" of the month-old conservative...
View ArticlePoles protest conservative govt, defend Lech Walesa
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Thousands of Poles chanting "We will defend democracy!" and "Lech Walesa!" rallied Saturday in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland's three-month-old conservative government that...
View ArticleAnti-government protesters rally for 'free and open Poland'
Tens of thousands turn out to condemn leader Jarosław Kaczyński and voice support for ex-president Lech Wałęsa...
View ArticleThousands protest against Polish govt.'s ‘violation of democracy’
Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets in the Polish capital, Warsaw, to decry the right-wing government for its alleged violation of democratic standards. Some 15,000 people attended the...
View Article50,000 rally in Warsaw to 'defend democracy'
Some 50,000 people rallied in central Warsaw on Saturday to "defend democracy", denouncing the new conservative government which took office a month ago. Brandishing Polish and European Union flags and...
View ArticleUS Senators meet Polish president amid rising strains
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The United States has long been an indispensable Polish ally a friend in the struggle to overthrow communism and join NATO, a steady partner in times of tension with other...
View ArticleThousands rally to support Polish government after opposition protest
By Wiktor Szary and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Warsaw on Sunday to express support for the ruling conservatives, as Poland remained locked in a...
View ArticleWhat's at Stake for Poland as EU Starts Democracy Probe?
The European Commission will check if policies adopted by Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party undermine the rule of law, taking a step toward disciplining a country that until recently was an...
View ArticlePoles protest against government, defend Walesa
Thousands of Poles chanting "We will defend democracy!" and "Lech Walesa!" rallied Saturday in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland's three-month-old conservative government that they say undermine...
View ArticleWhy Are Poles Marching Against Surveillance Laws?
by Anam Alpenia Thousands of Poles have been marching through their country’s major cities, in protest of online surveillance laws proposed by the new right wing government. Foreign Policy yesterday...
View ArticlePolish Sovereignty Is Imperiled After EU Criticism, Premier Says
Poland’s government criticized the European Union’s executive, saying it wanted to break the bloc apart after officials in Brussels threatened to deepen a probe into whether the country is backsliding...
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