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Far-Right MEP Braun Charged Over Hanukkah Incident, Others

Extreme right-wing Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun has been indicted on seven charges by the Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office for extinguishing Hanukkah candles in Poland's parliament and sparking outrage. Elected to the European Parliament in 2019, Braun had been immune to prosecution, but he was stripped of that protection in May by a vote of fellow MEPs.

Przez Kamil Wrona
Belarus Activist Attacked in Warsaw After Lukashenko Claim

Pavel Latushka, a former Belarusian culture minister turned opposition activist, said an attack against him in Warsaw had been prompted by remarks in recent days from President Alexander Lukashenko. Latushka, currently a deputy to stiff opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, said a trash can was thrown in his direction at a University of Warsaw event Wednesday at him, and he was called a traitor and again accused by Lukashenko.

Przez Nikodem Baran
Polish PM Condemns Right-Wing Militias at German Border

Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, has hit out at opposition-backed right-wing "militias" which he accuses of hindering operations at the border, as tensions simmer between the two nations over the repatriation of illegal migrants by Germany. He blamed these groups for blocking border guards, a day after he ordered checks to be restored on Poland's borders with Germany and Lithuania.

Przez Nikodem Baran

Ukraine Revokes Church Leader's Citizenship Over Russian Ties

Ukraine strips Kyiv's patriarch of citizenship after revelation Moscow Vicariate head of UOC-MP has a Russian passport. Ukraine has annulled Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv's, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), citizenship after discovering he received Russian citizenship on the sly in 2002. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Wednesday that Onufriy, whose secular name is Orest Berezovsky, had not revealed his Russian citizenship, which is no longer grounds to lose his Ukrainian citizenship under a new law.

Przez Nikodem Baran | 03,Jul,2025

Prosecutors Seek Files in Polish Election Protest Dispute

Two state prosecutors walked into the Supreme Court building in Poland on Monday, seeking access to more than 200 files related to protests over the recent presidential election. The step, taken by the National Prosecutor's Office, which deployed officers after direct orders from the head of the office, Prosecutor General and Justice Minister Adam Bodnar, has escalated tension between the country's legal institutions one day before the constitutional deadline to confirm the election results.

Przez Iwo Mazur | 02,Jul,2025

Poland to Increase Artillery Shell Output Fivefold

Poland says it will boost its production of large calibre artillery shells fivefold amid mounting concern over critical ammunition shortages. In the case of shells, the government would inject 2.4 billion zÅ‚oty (€566 million) into state-run arms manufacturer PGZ to increase annual production of the shells from 30,000 to up to 180,000 over the next three years.

Przez Iwo Mazur | 02,Jul,2025

KaczyÅ„ski Re-elected as PiS Leader, but Party Risks Irrelevance

JarosÅ‚aw KaczyÅ„ski, the long-standing leader of Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been re-elected party chairman with a convincing 95% of delegate votes in a vote on Saturday. But with his leadership undisputed internally, the broader political landscape of Poland is changing in ways that may make KaczyÅ„ski's playbook increasingly obsolete.

Przez Iwo Mazur | 02,Jul,2025

Hungary Says U.S. Lifts Nuclear Project Sanctions

Hungary's foreign minister said Sunday that the United States had lifted sanctions against the expansion of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant, a long-delayed project under limits imposed by former President Joe Biden. The plant is Hungary's sole nuclear power site and is important to the country's national energy strategy, highlighting the strategic role of the Hungary nuclear power plant.

Przez Iwo Mazur | 02,Jul,2025

Protests in Georgia Over Political Arrests Continue

Thousands of demonstrators filled the square in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday to kick off the seventh month of incessant protest. The protesters are demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political figures detained in a government crackdown. The protests are largely aimed at the country's ruling political force, Georgian Dream, which is blamed for rolling back its European Union-oriented aspirations after ending Georgia's bid to join the European Union. The ongoing unrest has drawn international attention to the scale and persistence of the Georgia protests.

Przez Oskar Malec | 01,Jul,2025

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Far-Right MEP Braun Charged Over Hanukkah Incident, Others

Belarus Activist Attacked in Warsaw After Lukashenko Claim

Polish PM Condemns Right-Wing Militias at German Border

Ukraine Revokes Church Leader's Citizenship Over Russian Ties

Prosecutors Seek Files in Polish Election Protest Dispute

Poland to Increase Artillery Shell Output Fivefold

KaczyÅ„ski Re-elected as PiS Leader, but Party Risks Irrelevance

Hungary Says U.S. Lifts Nuclear Project Sanctions

Protests in Georgia Over Political Arrests Continue

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