“From a German perspective, this issue has been legally resolved,” said the German president’s spokeswoman.
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Poland issues fewest residence permits to immigrants in ten years
The 488,846 permits issued by Poland in 2024 was still the third highest number in the EU.
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Poland’s human rights commissioner warns of overcrowding in centres for foreigners
His office says conditions may violate international standards and “pose a real threat to the safety of foreigners”.
Poland to trigger NATO Article 4 in response to Russian drone violations
“This is a confrontation that Russia has declared against the entire free world,” says Donald Tusk.
Poland shoots down Russian drones that entered its airspace in “unprecedented violation”
“This is the first time Russian drones have been shot down over the territory of a NATO country,” notes Donald Tusk.
Poland allocated largest share of new EU defence programme, with €44bn in loans
Donald Tusk celebrated the fact that Poland has a “larger share than France, Italy and Spain combined”.
Poland to close Belarus border amid Russian Zapad military exercises
Border crossings will close at the end of Thursday, ahead of the exercises beginning on Friday.
Poland sends first freight train from Warsaw to China
It will take less than two weeks for the train to reach China, providing a faster and safer alternative to sea routes.
Poland’s state forestry agency cut down 337-year-old tree
Activists discovered the felled tree in 2023, but had to wait 18 months for the authorities to confirm its age.
Observation deck atop EU’s highest building opens in Warsaw
The attraction is located 230m up on the 53rd floor of the Varso tower, which is also the EU’s tallest building.
Activists on trial in Poland for assisting illegal migrants found not guilty
Prosecutors had been seeking prison sentences for their actions.
Poland shuts down meth lab and arrests two Mexican “cooks” linked to Sinaloa cartel
Armed counter-terrorism officers in a helicopter raided the production site.
Member of Russian anti-Putin protest group Pussy Riot detained after entering Poland
She is the subject of an Interpol red notice issued by Turkmenistan.
Warsaw opens Poland’s first library in metro station
Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
