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Irish cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed outside embattled capital
Polish president Andrzej Duda vetoes controversial media law
US had warned that bill posed threat to media freedom and investment climate
Poland risks EU’s foundations in bid to ‘legalise authoritarian takeover’
EU experts alarmed at what they see as a deliberate attack on the union’s legal order
Polish court rules some EU laws and articles incompatible with country’s constitution
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Poland raises fresh questions on legality of European court rulings
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EU sues Hungary and Poland for LGBT discrimination as legal fight escalates
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Official has been a regular critic of government and country’s ‘anti-democratic’ turn
Kaczynski warns of threat to Polish coalition from EU recovery fund vote
Junior government party United Poland threatening to withhold support for new measure
Poland braced for violent protests over abortion restrictions
Polish women’s groups prepare to face off against police and neo-fascists as rallies continue
Kaczynski returns to frontline Polish politics in cabinet shake-up
Reshuffle also elevates another hard-right politician, Przemyslaw Czarnek
Kaczynski’s nationalist party is clear winner in Polish general election
Law and Justice (PiS) party set to secure absolute majority in parliament
The Irish Times view on Poland’s election: stability – at a huge cost
Recent courtroom wrangling between Warsaw and Brussels will soon enter its political endgame
The Polish judge facing down threats and the ruling party
Malgorzata Gersdorf warns Poland is on the brink of authoritarianism ahead of election
Polish archbishop compares LGBTI community to ‘red plague’
‘Rainbow disease’ remarks and communist era comparison add to clerics’ anti-LGBTI rhetoric
Matteo Salvini launches campaign to forge far-right alliance
Italian deputy PM and nationalist League party leader to create new bloc in European parliament
Italian deputy PM seeking to create bloc of populist parties in EU
Far-right parties from as many as 20 countries are understood to be invited to the event in Milan
Warsaw museum intensifies debate around anti-Semitism
Sited on former ghetto, Polin Museum is accused of hosting overly political exhibitions
A political battle over history now grips Poland’s proudest memory
How the fall of the Berlin Wall began in a beautiful Baltic port city in Poland with the Solidarity movement
The Irish Times view on the killing of Pawel Adamowicz: a culture war’s first fatality
The mayor of Gdansk was loved by liberals and loathed by conservatives
Polish PM under attack as supreme court judge refuses to retire
Court president Malgorzata Gersdorf goes to work in defiance of judicial reforms
Orban claims Hungary's future is at stake in elections
Ruling Fidesz party tipped to win but ‘tactical voting’ could boost opposition
Poland’s president in new clash with ruling Law and Justice party
Andrzej Duda vetoes bill that would have demoted some communist-era officials
Slovak president backs new cabinet to break political impasse
Murder of reporter Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend triggered government crisis and major protests
Slovakia: a killing reverberates
Since reporter Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova were found shot dead, prime minister Robert Fico has fought to shield hisparty from any responsibility
Silvio Berlusconi’s resurrection shakes up Italy and the EU
Italian election has brought country's former leader back to the centre of its political debate
Italian elections likely to ensure ongoing political instability
Europe Letter: Eurosceptical forces in Rome will undermine Franco-German partnership
Donald Tusk calls for EU unity after breakfast Brexit deal
European Council president visits Hungary after Brussels accord with Theresa May
Poland’s president vetoes controversial judicial bills
Reform laws passed by parliament triggered nationwide demonstrations
Polish leader accuses opponents of murder in reforms row
Jaroslaw Kaczynski makes emotional intervention in judicial dispute amid EU warning
Europe on break from populism’s seemingly unstoppable wave
Europe’s Future: Despite setbacks, disillusioned millions still swell populist movements
Poland to block EU summit conclusions after Tusk victory
Prime minister Beata Szydlo protests at reappointment of Polish European Council chief
Poland moves to block Donald Tusk’s re-election
European Council president under fire from his own government for supporting protests
Cheers and fears greet Trump from Baltic to Black Sea
New president’s stance on Russia and US role abroad are key questions for region
Martin Wolf: Nationalism is the great enemy of capitalism
Co-operating with foreigners for mutual benefit disturbs the cultural matrix of tribal loyalty
Poles take to streets – and Mass – in anti-government protests
Warsaw Letter: Country’s ruling PiS party is accused of trampling over the constitution
Romanian president ponders nomination of Muslim woman for PM
Sevil Shhaideh would be Orthodox Christian country’s first female and first Muslim leader
Poland’s PiS says opposition breaking law as stand-off deepens
Protesters vow to continue parliament sit-in and demand rerun of disputed budget vote
Polish budget debate sparks protests over rules on media’s role
Protests over authoritarianism in Poland persist outside parliament building
Poland at tipping point over Kaczynski power grab
Analysis: Protests grow as draconian media law is straw that has broken camel’s back
Polish opposition extends parliamentary protest
Opposition sit-in continues in parliament over proposed restrictions on media access
Police break up blockade of Poland’s parliament
Teargas deployed against protesters as thousands protest rightwing government
European Commission puts pressure on Poland over courts
Country given three months to reform constitutional court or face disciplinary action
World View Podcast: Putin admired at home, ‘demonised’ abroad
Russian president ‘extremely popular in his home country’ despite drop in living standards
Central Europe urges EU reform and rejects deeper ties
Questions over whether top EU officials did enough to avert Brexit
Poland in danger of reverting as PiS party reinterprets democracy
The Law and Order party is taking control in a way that threatens to set the country back
Polish national broadcaster turns into propaganda machine
TVP cheers on the conservative PiS as direct government control takes its toll
Polish foreign chief on Russia ‘geopolitical game with us’
European Union criticisms of conservative reform agenda dismissed by foreign minister
Former Polish first ladies criticise proposed abortion ban
Open letter calls for retention of status quo of relatively restrictive abortion legislation
Polish reform Bill for highest court rejected by judges
Constitutional tribunal effectively declares war on conservative PiS government
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