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Former ambassador and Republican politician sues to block Tennessee voting law

Nov. 30, 2023 14:59 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe sued state election officials on Wednesday over a law he claims is so vague that he could be prosecuted for voting in a Republican primary. The 1972 state law requiring...

Poland's new parliament brings back state financing for in vitro fertilization

Nov. 29, 2023 14:04 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new parliament on Wednesday reinstated government funding for in vitro fertilization, previously banned by the conservative party which lost control of the legislature in the country's recent general election. The parliament, which began its term...

Poland's president swears in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days

Nov. 27, 2023 15:16 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Monday swore in a government that is expected to last no longer than 14 days, a tactical maneuver that allows the conservative Law and Justice party to hang onto power a bit longer — and make more appointments to state bodies. Following...

Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban's threats to veto Ukraine aid

Nov. 23, 2023 08:03 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money, the EU's executive arm said Thursday, despite the Hungarian prime minister’s attempts to scupper the bloc’s support for Ukraine. That money comes from the bloc’s REPowerEU...

Poland's new parliament debates reversing a ban on government funding for in vitro fertilization

Nov. 22, 2023 12:04 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's new parliament on Wednesday began debating the reinstatement of government funding for in vitro fertilization as its first legislation following elections in which the conservative party that had banned it lost control of the legislature. Members of...

Poland set to get more than 5 billion euros in EU money after commission approves recovery plan

Nov. 21, 2023 10:22 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — Poland is set to receive more than 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in EU funds after the European Commission gave a positive assessment Tuesday of the country's revised recovery plan that includes green reforms and investments. The 5.1 billion euros pre-financing is...

Polish police arrest woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted explosive device in Warsaw

Nov. 21, 2023 05:00 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say that they have arrested and pressed charges against a 38-year-old Polish woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted an explosive device on a street in central Warsaw earlier this month. There were no injuries. Police said in a...

Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian counterparts as they protest unregulated activity

Nov. 15, 2023 09:11 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish road transport authorities were holding talks Wednesday with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have led Polish truckers to block two border crossings, resulting in days of delays. Polish truckers say that unregulated activity...

Poland's new parliament choses a speaker, but the transition of power is delayed by president's move

Nov. 13, 2023 15:06 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland faced a contentious and protracted transition of power on Monday as the president designated the outgoing prime minister to lead the new government in a caretaker capacity, angering a pro-European Union alliance with a strong majority in the new parliament. The...

Polish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview

Nov. 11, 2023 11:54 AM EST

WARSAW. Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people walked through Warsaw on Saturday in a march organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrated its Independence Day holiday, 105 years after the nation regained its statehood at the end of World War I. Participants carried...