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Poland PM Donald Tusk names security and energy as EU priorities during Warsaw's presidency
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said security, energy and competitiveness will be the priorities for his nation’s upcoming presidency in the European Union in the first half of 2025. Tusk said Europe needs to be more “egoistic” and show more...
Poland's conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's conservative Law and Justice party, which is trying to regain its momentum after losing power last year, on Sunday chose historian Karol Nawrocki as its candidate for president ahead of next year's election. The decision caps a weekend during which...
Polish prime minister's party picks Warsaw mayor as its candidate for president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year's presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. Tusk announced the decision at a party gathering on...
Tusk's party holds primary to pick Polish presidential candidate for election in 2025
Associated Press (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition held a primary Friday to select a candidate who will run in the nation's presidential election next year. Party members were choosing between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, 52, a social liberal...
Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump's victory are mixed on NATO's eastern flank
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump's victory, standing and applauding while they chanted his name. The prospect of a second Trump term has excited people on the populist right across Central Europe who share his...
US and Polish officials open missile defense site that Russia has long protested
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. and Polish officials inaugurated a NATO missile defense base in northern Poland on Wednesday, with Polish officials welcoming it as a significant step in securing the country and the NATO alliance at a time of war in neighboring Ukraine. The U.S. missile...
Polish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe's security
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda marked Independence Day on Monday with a call for sustained U.S. commitment to Europe's security in view of Russian aggression in the region and argued that Ukraine's pre-2014 borders should be restored. Weighing on the minds of...
Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by a North Korean balloon fell on the presidential compound in central Seoul on Thursday for the second time, raising concerns about the vulnerability of key South Korean sites. The incident comes after the rival Koreas ramped up threats and...
South Korean president raises possibility of supplying Ukraine with arms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Thursday raised the possibility of supplying Ukraine with weapons while stressing that his government “won’t sit idle” as North Korea allegedly sends troops to support Russia’s aggression toward its neighbor. South...
Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Wednesday condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.” President Andrzej Duda, whose approval is needed for the plan to take effect, argued in...
