Poland blocks migrants at Belarus border, warns of ‘armed’ escalation
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Polish foreign minister resigns — second Cabinet resignation this week
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Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has resigned as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. It comes as Warsaw seeks to play an active EU role amid the Belarusian crisis. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz resigned on Thursday, ahead of a major Cabinet reshuffle. … Read More
Migrant gangs are taking over the role of the police in Sweden’s Gothenburg, Polish government says it warned of such a scenario
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Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński had warned of a such a turn of events as early as 2015 during the migration crisis. Swedish media has been devoting much attention to the deteriorating situation in the city of Gothenburg, … Read More
Worst drought in recent Polish history likely: hydrologist
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The lack of precipitation last winter and this spring, has left Poland in danger of experiencing the worst drought in recent history, warns Vice President of the Polish Academy of Sciences and hydrologist, professor Paweł Rowiński. According to the Institute … Read More
Russia’s Kaliningrad Territory Is Armed to The Teeth. NATO Wants to Crush It in a War.
The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea and is geographically separate from the rest of Russia, practically bristles with S-300 and S-400 air-defense missiles, Oniks anti-ship missiles and Iskander surface-to-surface missiles. The … Read More
European countries set new June heat records amid heatwave
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France is bracing for temperatures over 40C in the coming days – AFP Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic hit their highest ever recorded June temperatures on Wednesday – with more records anticipated to fall as the heat continues to … Read More
Under far-right pressure, Europe retreats from UN migration pact
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The recent wave of European withdrawals was triggered by conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who renounced the pact at the end of October | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Populists seize chance to put favorite issue on agenda ahead of EU vote, causing … Read More
Disputed policies on migrants are the top threat to EU unity
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This June 12, 2018 photo released Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by French NGO “SOS Mediterranee” shows migrants being transferred from the Aquarius ship to Italian Coast Guard boats, in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy dispatched two ships Tuesday to help take … Read More
Israel participating in two large scale military drills in Europe
IDF paratroopers are in Eastern Europe taking part in Swift Response, Saber Strike. > U.S. and IDF troops, in major joint drill, simulating battle on 3 fronts > Amid rising tension with Iran, Israel to join largest int’l navy exercise … Read More
Donald Tusk to QUIT EU: European boss hints at return to DOMESTIC politics in Poland
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Donald Tusk has hinted at plans to quit the EU and return to domestic politics in his native Poland. GETTY Donald Tusk has hinted at plans to quit the EU and return to domestic politics. The European Council President and … Read More