Poland

Former Polish minister Radoslaw Sikorski talks about Andrzej Duda’s decision to veto a controversial law to replace supreme court judges with government nominees. Is it a victory for people power, or did the threat of EU sanctions carry the day?

In the name of justice and the rule of law, the Polish president has blocked two out of three controversial judicial reforms which have sparked eight days of mass protests across the country. The president said he was rejecting proposals backed by MPs, one to replace supreme court justices with government nominees, and another giving parliament the…

The US journalist, who has written extensively on eastern Europe, says the Polish government’s plans to remove the country’s independent judiciary is “illegal” and a direct challenge to the European Union.

Tens of thousands have protested – with rallies and candle-lit vigils – even the former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa addressed crowds in Gdansk in scenes reminiscent of the 1980’s. But, so far, to no avail.

Abortion rights activists will use drones to move packages of medical abortion pills from Germany into Poland. Access to abortion in Poland is among the most restricted in Europe.

Two British teenagers face a decade in a Polish jail after being arrested for allegedly stealing items that belonged to prisoners from the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.

US military tanks arrive in Poland to take part in a Nato military exercises as tensions continue to simmer in eastern Europe.

Police fire rubber bullets and arrest about 12 workers as fights break out with Polish miners protesting over wage freezes and benefit cuts at mining firm Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa.

Auschwitz survivor Roman Kent delivers an emotional address to a memorial marking 70 years since the camp’s liberation, warning the world not to allow a repeat of the crimes of the Holocaust.

On the eve of commemorations marking 70 years since the Auschwitz death camp was liberated, Matt Frei talks to survivors and the grandson of the camp commander.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski tells Channel 4 News that Russia’s annexation of Crimea is “simply unacceptable”.

With President Putin known as a judo loving tough guy, a snatched video emerges online of President Obama in the gym as he visits Poland.