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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...

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Poles 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...

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Thousands 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...

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Poland 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...

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Poland'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...

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Polish 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...

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Government 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...

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Premier 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...

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Poland 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...

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UPDATE 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...

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Constitutional 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...

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EU 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...

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Thousands 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...

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Thousands 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...

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Poland 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...

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Poland 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...

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Poland'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...

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Poland 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...

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EU 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...

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Poles 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»...

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Thousands 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...

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Thousands 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...

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Poles 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...

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Anti-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...

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Thousands 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...

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50,000 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...

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US 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...

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Thousands 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...

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What'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...

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Poles 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...

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Why 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...

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Polish 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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