Tag: Poland

Fearing ‘Polexit’, Poles join mass pro-EU rallies (Al Jazeera)

More than 100,000 Poles have rallied in support of European Union membership after a controversial court ruling raised concerns the country could eventually leave...

Polish commander points to Zapad drill as Russian effort to ‘regain the stage as a global power’ (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

A Polish commander has said Russia’s Zapad 2021 military drill with Belarus featured a wide range of hybrid warfare tools that Moscow is using to advance its regional...

Poland calls for enhanced EU-NATO cooperation amid Russian buildup (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

Poland hopes that a bolstered cooperation between the European Union and NATO, combined with the alliance’s further enlargement, could spur a more robust approach...

Defense/Poland. Polish defense trade show spurs deals on drones, digital combat training (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

This year’s edition of the MSPO defense industry show in Kielce, Poland, which ran between Sept. 7 and 10, was dominated by major programs,...

Defense. Raytheon offers SkyCeptor, Polish industry cooperation for air defense deal (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

U.S. troops emplace a launching station of the Patriot air and missile defense system at a test range in Sochaczew, Poland, on March 21,...

Defense. Rafael aims to supply Spike LR2 missiles to Serbia, Poland (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

Israeli company Rafael makes the anti-tank guided missile Spike LR II. (Courtesy of Rafael) Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems hopes to add Serbia to its...

Poland/Afghans. Afghans Stuck at Poland’s Border Need Protection (Lydia Gall, HRW)

Polish security forces surround migrants at the border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland on September 1, 2021.  © 2021 Czarek Sokolowski/AP Images While Poland’s government...

Poland. Poland readies for short-range air defense deal as trade show approaches (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

U.S. troops emplace a launching station of the Patriot air and missile defense system at a test range in Sochaczew, Poland, on March 21,...

Poland/Belarus. Thirteen Detained In Poland For Attempt To Destroy Fence Along Belarusian Border (RFE RL)

Poland has detained 13 activists for trying to destroy part of a fence along the border with Belarus that has been erected to help...

Poland/Belarus. Poland Calls On Belarus To Allow Aid Delivery To Stranded Migrants (RFE RL)

Poland has accused the Belarusian authorities of not allowing humanitarian assistance to be delivered to a group of about 30 migrants stranded on the...

Poland/Belarus. Poland To Erect Fence On Belarus Border Amid Migrant Inflow (RFE RL)

Poland says it will build a fence on its border with its eastern neighbor Belarus to stem a flow of migrants that European officials say is...

Poland/Donald Tusk – The Tusk Effect (Project-Syndicate)

SŁAWOMIR SIERAKOWSKI Within weeks of returning to Polish domestic politics, former European Council president Donald Tusk has already emerged as the father of the opposition...

Poland – Poland Targets TV Channel, Limits Press Freedom and Pluralism (HRW)

A woman holds a sign with the words "Free media" in Warsaw, Poland on August 11, 2021. © 2021 STR/NurPhoto via AP Lydia Gall Poland’s lower house...

Poland – Poland to dissolve judges’ Disciplinary Chamber to meet EU demands (Euractiv, Reuters)

Poland will do away with a disciplinary system for judges which the EU’s top court has ruled violates EU law, the head of the...

Poland/Europe – Polish minister says European rights law breaches constitution (Euractiv, Reuters)

Euractiv writes: Poland’s justice minister on Thursday (29 July) asked its Constitutional Tribunal to examine whether an article of the European Convention on Human...

(USA/Poland) Counselor Chollet’s Trip to Poland (US Department of State)

Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet traveled to Warsaw to reaffirm the strong relationship the United States has with our NATO Ally Poland.  He met with Deputy...