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Catholics gathered in front of Warsaw's church of Holy Cross in an anti-LGBT protest in May.

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Local Governments In Poland Rescind Anti-LGBT Resolutions, Fearing Loss Of EU Funding

12:33pm September 28, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In 2019, more than 100 provinces and municipalities in Poland passed resolutions declaring they were "LGBT-free." They're backing down as the EU warns it will cut off funding to local governments.

Protesters against new restrictions on abortion walk toward the Law and Justice Party headquarters on Wednesday night in Warsaw. A Constitutional Court ruling in October determined that abortions are only legal in cases of rape and incest, and when the mo

In Poland, Protests As Near-Total Ban On Abortions Goes Into Effect

1:41pm January 28, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The Constitutional Court had ruled in October to ban terminations of pregnancies with fetal defects – nearly the only abortions that happen in Poland, which already had strict limits on the procedure.

Front pages of main polish newspapers are pictured one day after the first round of the presidential election in Poland on June 29, 2020. European poll observers say "media bias" influenced recent Polish elections.

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Poland's Government Tightens Its Control Over Media

11:56am January 04, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Critics say the ruling party overhauled public media to serve as a mouthpiece and a state-backed oil refiner's purchase of a newspaper chain brings more outlets under party loyalist control.

Zsolt Jeszenszky, creative director of Hungary's Pesti TV, hosts his talk show, Political Hobbyist. In Trump's refusal to concede, he hears a message for European nationalists: "If there is a system that's against you, you should fight, and you should not

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Pro-Populist Media In Eastern Europe Promote Trump's Baseless Voter Fraud Claims

3:39pm December 04, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Media that are supportive of leaders in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia either repeat the false claims or suggest President-elect Joe Biden is part of a vast liberal conspiracy to stifle conservatives.

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President Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in May 2019.

After Trump, Europe's Populist Leaders Will Have 'Lost One Of Their Cheerleaders'

1:42pm December 01, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Leaders of nations like Poland, Slovenia and Hungary are having a hard time accepting that President Trump lost the election. Joe Biden says he is committed to rebuilding ties with the European Union.

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Protesters gather outside Poland's Supreme Court in January, demonstrating against the government's efforts to curtail the judiciary's independence. The European Commission is investigating Poland and Hungary for violating standards of democracy and rule

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Hungary And Poland Block EU Budget With Pandemic Relief Funds For Hard-Hit Nations

3:00pm November 17, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

The two Eastern European countries are in a long-running dispute with the European Union over their consolidation of state power and restrictions on free speech and an independent judiciary.

Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to a crowd in September. Duda is in isolation after testing for the coronavirus.

Polish President Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

7:59pm October 24, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

President Andrzej Duda, who says he's experiencing no symptoms, will self-isolate. Duda has apologized to those he came into contact with, who will need to go into quarantine.

Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto around 1940. Food was in short supply.

Health & Safety

The Warsaw Ghetto Can Teach The World How To Beat Back An Outbreak

10:22pm September 02, 2020

by Fran Kritz

A study seeks to learn how hundreds of thousands of Jews, crammed in the ghetto by the Nazis, halted an outbreak of epidemic typhus. Some — including survivors alive today — say frame of mind was key.

Presidential candidate and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski flashes a victory sign at the end of election day in Warsaw.

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Poland's Nationalist President Narrowly Wins Reelection

8:39am July 13, 2020

by Mark Katkov

President Andrzej Duda's victory further empowers Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, which has worked to weaken the country's independent judiciary and free press.

President Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda hold a joint press conference Wednesday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump Says He Will Move Some U.S. Troops To Poland From Germany

6:16pm June 24, 2020

by Alana Wise

Days ahead of the Polish election, President Trump hosts Polish President Andrzej Duda to talk about defense and energy — Trump's first visit from a foreign leader since the coronavirus hit.