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"Insulting Takes Skills Too": Polish Parliament Speaker Is Viral Sensation
As Polish pro-EU parties prepare to take power, a new star has shot to fame: a parliament speaker whose wit has drawn thousands of new followers to the chamber's social media channels.
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"I'll Be Blunt...": Ukraine MP After Biden Speech In Neighbouring Poland
A Member of Parliament in Ukraine has criticised US President Joe Biden for not doing enough to help the east European nation counter the Russian invasion, in its second month now.
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Hackers Breached Several MPs' Email Accounts, Poland Says
The email accounts of about a dozen members of parliament were hacked recently, Polish counter-intelligence said, disclosing further details of one of the biggest cyberattacks on the country in recent years.
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Wikipedia Down in Several Countries in EU Law Protest
In Spain, Italy and Poland, an explanatory protest statement about the upcoming vote came up when the online encyclopedia was consulted.
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Poland President In Crisis Talks On Third Day Of Protests
Polish President Andrzej Duda launched mediation talks Sunday to try to diffuse the nation's seething political crisis, as protesters staged a third day of mass anti-government demonstrations.
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New Anti-Government Demonstrations In Poland After Parliament Blockade
Poland's political crisis crossed a new threshold this weekend, with parliament blockaded by protesters, its main chamber taken hostage by opposition lawmakers and critics claiming media freedom had been threatened.
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Polish Police Calls On Protesters Blocking Parliament To Disperse
Polish police called on protesters blocking the parliament in the early hours of Saturday to disperse, warning over loudspeakers that force might otherwise be used, a Reuters cameraman on the scene said.
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Poland's Parliament Rejects Plans For Near-Total Abortion Ban
Polish lawmakers withdrew draft legislation today that would introduce a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the ruling conservatives and follows massive street protests.
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Battle Over Abortion Law Heats Up In Catholic Poland
Poland's abortion battle will resume Thursday when the devoutly Catholic country's parliament debates rival initiatives to either liberalise or further tighten a law that is already one of the strictest in Europe.
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Poland Says WWII Massacre By Ukraine Was A Genocide
Poland's right-wing dominated parliament today resolved that the massacre of 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalists seven decades ago was a genocide, reversing a 2013 decision by liberal lawmakers that stopped short of saying so.
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Poland Demands Apology as Martin Schulz Evokes 'Coup'
European Parliament chief Martin Schulz on Monday compared the political situation in Poland to a "coup", drawing the anger of the Polish government which is locked in a battle against the country's top court.
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski Concedes Election Defeat to Challenger Andrzej Duda
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat to conservative challenger Andrzej Duda in Sunday's presidential election, a result that will set alarm bells ringing for the government, which faces its own election race later this year.
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Poland's First Openly Gay Mayor Elected
Robert Biedron, who already made history in 2011 by becoming the first openly gay lawmaker in the Polish Parliament, was elected mayor of the small city of Slupsk in northern Poland.
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Polish Prime Minister Asks for Confidence Vote in Parliament
Poland's prime minister has asked lawmakers for an urgent vote of confidence in his government, which has been rocked by leaked tapes of private conversations of top state officials.
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EU leaders strike deal on long-term austerity budget
European Union leaders reached agreement on the first ever cut in their common budget on Friday after 24 hours of talks, seeking to placate millions at home struggling through government cutbacks and recession.
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"Insulting Takes Skills Too": Polish Parliament Speaker Is Viral Sensation
As Polish pro-EU parties prepare to take power, a new star has shot to fame: a parliament speaker whose wit has drawn thousands of new followers to the chamber's social media channels.
-
"I'll Be Blunt...": Ukraine MP After Biden Speech In Neighbouring Poland
A Member of Parliament in Ukraine has criticised US President Joe Biden for not doing enough to help the east European nation counter the Russian invasion, in its second month now.
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Hackers Breached Several MPs' Email Accounts, Poland Says
The email accounts of about a dozen members of parliament were hacked recently, Polish counter-intelligence said, disclosing further details of one of the biggest cyberattacks on the country in recent years.
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Wikipedia Down in Several Countries in EU Law Protest
In Spain, Italy and Poland, an explanatory protest statement about the upcoming vote came up when the online encyclopedia was consulted.
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Poland President In Crisis Talks On Third Day Of Protests
Polish President Andrzej Duda launched mediation talks Sunday to try to diffuse the nation's seething political crisis, as protesters staged a third day of mass anti-government demonstrations.
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New Anti-Government Demonstrations In Poland After Parliament Blockade
Poland's political crisis crossed a new threshold this weekend, with parliament blockaded by protesters, its main chamber taken hostage by opposition lawmakers and critics claiming media freedom had been threatened.
-
Polish Police Calls On Protesters Blocking Parliament To Disperse
Polish police called on protesters blocking the parliament in the early hours of Saturday to disperse, warning over loudspeakers that force might otherwise be used, a Reuters cameraman on the scene said.
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Poland's Parliament Rejects Plans For Near-Total Abortion Ban
Polish lawmakers withdrew draft legislation today that would introduce a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the ruling conservatives and follows massive street protests.
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Battle Over Abortion Law Heats Up In Catholic Poland
Poland's abortion battle will resume Thursday when the devoutly Catholic country's parliament debates rival initiatives to either liberalise or further tighten a law that is already one of the strictest in Europe.
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Poland Says WWII Massacre By Ukraine Was A Genocide
Poland's right-wing dominated parliament today resolved that the massacre of 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalists seven decades ago was a genocide, reversing a 2013 decision by liberal lawmakers that stopped short of saying so.
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Poland Demands Apology as Martin Schulz Evokes 'Coup'
European Parliament chief Martin Schulz on Monday compared the political situation in Poland to a "coup", drawing the anger of the Polish government which is locked in a battle against the country's top court.
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski Concedes Election Defeat to Challenger Andrzej Duda
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat to conservative challenger Andrzej Duda in Sunday's presidential election, a result that will set alarm bells ringing for the government, which faces its own election race later this year.
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Poland's First Openly Gay Mayor Elected
Robert Biedron, who already made history in 2011 by becoming the first openly gay lawmaker in the Polish Parliament, was elected mayor of the small city of Slupsk in northern Poland.
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Polish Prime Minister Asks for Confidence Vote in Parliament
Poland's prime minister has asked lawmakers for an urgent vote of confidence in his government, which has been rocked by leaked tapes of private conversations of top state officials.
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EU leaders strike deal on long-term austerity budget
European Union leaders reached agreement on the first ever cut in their common budget on Friday after 24 hours of talks, seeking to placate millions at home struggling through government cutbacks and recession.
