The European Union’s recent move to outlaw both gas and coal fires in homes within a little over 15 years has sparked controversy and concerns about the financial implications for property owners. This regulation, passed by the European Parliament in collaboration with the European Council, aims to reduce emissions and energy consumption in buildings, with buildings currently accounting for... 

Poland’s foreign minister seems to be lending support to French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion that NATO troops could end up on the battlefield in Ukraine. Speaking at a conference in Warsaw commemorating the 25th anniversary of Poland joining NATO held at Warsaw University on March 10, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said he “appreciates French President Emmanuel Macron’s... 

During a meeting of Poland’s National Security Council, President Andrzej Duda outlined a major objective for his Washington visit – convincing US leaders to endorse an increased spending requirement for NATO members, aimed at sending a strong message to Russia. Duda proposed that NATO nations should be compelled to allocate a minimum of 3% of their GDP to defense, up from the current 2% guideline.... 

The European Commission insists on extending the duty-free and quota-free access of Ukrainian agricultural products and foodstuffs to EU markets for another year. EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis recently called on Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to immediately lift the ban on imports of Ukrainian products, which was introduced under national jurisdiction last September. He noted that trade policy... 

The management of Poland’s central bank, the National Bank of Poland (NBP), has decided to increase the share of gold in the country’s reserves to 20 percent. NBP President Adam Glapinski announced this momentous occasion during a press conference, where he noted that “a 20 percent share of gold in reserves is characteristic of the wealthiest, safest and most credible countries.” The... 

In April, 2021, the world learned that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had been negotiating the biggest contract ever sealed for 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines via text messages back and forth with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. And while those texts were ‘somehow’ lost, Pfizer is now suing Poland – which, under the EU deal struck between von der Leyen and Bourla,... 

Moderna Inc is recalling 764,900 doses of its COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine after a vial, made by its contract manufacturer Rovi, was found contaminated by an unspecified foreign body. The recalled doses had been delivered to 5 European countries: Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and Poland, in January, he said. “Hence, people who have received Moderna jabs or are waiting for booster jabs do not... 

The end of the global pandemic is now in sight, Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the country will soon begin to return to normal life. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said that in February he expects a significant decrease in infections, which, in turn, will lower the risk of the healthcare system becoming overwhelmed. If this is the... 

People most at risk from coronavirus can be identified with a simple genetic check, health officials say. The Polish Health Ministry is planning to introduce a new type of screening for coronavirus after a gene was discovered that determines the likelihood of a patient suffering from severe or fatal Covid-19. People most at risk of suffering the severest effects or even dying of coronavirus can be... 

Police were volubly expelled from a Polish church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada after disrupting an Easter service, with the pastor denouncing them as “Gestapo Nazi communist fascists” and “psychopaths”. Pastor Artur Pawlowski ordered the six officers who descended on the Cave of Adullam Church out of the property in a video which he uploaded to Facebook, accusing them of “intimidating people... 

Leaders of four major European Parliament factions have included a resolution that is a clear attack on Poland and Hungary in their project concerning fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution was authored by the European People’s Party (EPP), the socialists, Greens, and the Renew Europe group and criticizes Polish authorities for organizing elections in May. Manfred Weber (EPP), Itraxe... 

Austria confirms it is maintaining its policy on migration and not accepting any more asylum seekers, although some 150 NGOs have pressured the country to accept Middle Eastern migrants stuck in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It remains a no,” said Claudia Türtscher, the spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s Austrian People’s Party... 

Last week, Polish engineers announced the VentilAid project to design inexpensive open-source ventilators using 3-D printing technology: Engineers and designers from Poland-based Urbicum have banded together to launch the VentilAid project, an effort to design an open-source ventilator which can be reproduced using a 3D printer and an assembly of basic, easily accessible parts. The open-source ventilator... 

Poland found itself on high alert as Russia launched missiles toward its NATO border with Ukraine, prompting the scrambling of at least three F-16s to assess the potential threat. The missiles, however, changed course and struck targets within Ukraine, escalating the ongoing conflict. The attack raised concerns about the possibility of a wider war involving NATO, a military alliance that includes... 

Farmers across Poland have declared a general strike, appealing to the public for understanding and awareness that their industry is defending itself against being driven into bankruptcy. Farmer protests are raging in many European countries, primarily due to the European Commission’s ideologically driven Green Deal policies and the flooding of European markets with agricultural products from international...