Latest Poland government News

Kosovo's leader says Russia prevailing in Ukraine would threaten 25 years of peace in the Balkans

Oct. 03, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister said Thursday that the Balkan region has enjoyed the greatest degree of peace, freedom and democracy over the past 25 years but that this could be reversed if Russia prevails in Ukraine and encourages Serbian expansion. Albin Kurti, who...

Poland's government will toughen a ban on alcohol sales to those under 18 years old

Oct. 03, 2024 09:17 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is introducing regulations that will toughen the ban on alcohol sale to those under 18 years old and prohibit the sale of alcohol at filling stations at night, the health minister said Thursday. The regulations are in response to growing...

Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line

Sep. 28, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia’s officials said Saturday. The three Baltic...

The Latest: Both presidential candidates making appearances to fire up core supporters

Sep. 19, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters. Vice President Kamala Harris is participating in a livestream with Oprah Winfrey, who has endorsed Harris and spoke at the Democratic convention in August. Donald Trump will be in Washington...

Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes

Sep. 19, 2024 12:10 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year's presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support from a community that could play a decisive role in razor-thin battleground state contests. Harris hopes to...

The Latest: Trump to campaign in New York and Harris speaks at Hispanic leadership conference

Sep. 18, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

Donald Trump is taking his message Wednesday to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. The Republican presidential nominee and former president is heading to Uniondale, on Long Island, an area that could be key to his party maintaining control of the House. His party is trying...

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

Sep. 18, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year's presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote. A meeting between the two at a...

Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Sep. 17, 2024 02:54 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania. The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic,...

Authoritarian Belarus president pardons 37 political prisoners out of more than 1,300

Sep. 16, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday pardoned 37 people serving prison sentences for “extremist" crimes, his office said. It is the fourth time since July that the authoritarian leader has pardoned dozens of political prisoners in what some...

Thousands attend an anti-government rally organized by Poland's main opposition party

Sep. 14, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people attended an anti-government rally organized by Poland's nationalist conservative opposition party to boost support before next year's presidential election. Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski called on supporters to be active at...