Poland

Donald Trump critical of long-range strikes against Russia carried out with US missiles by Kyiv

European Commission clears countries to take emergency measures to stop Russia facilitating migrant flows into eastern states

Children from the ‘1.5 generation’ who were brought by their parents to live in another country, can struggle to belong, as documented in a new book

Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy

Pyongyang fires ballistic missiles into sea as regional tension rises and US votes

‘It’s part of military operations,’ says adviser to Lithuanian president amid concern sabotage nearly caused air disaster

The couple behind Polka Polish Cuisine say high overheads and a drop in diners due to the cost of living have made their business untenable

Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders

This city with a complicated history has much to offer tourists: just watch out for the trad-singing

President Andrzej Duda joined the criticism of the asylum policy adopted by the government, saying it would harm Belarusian dissidents fleeing repression

Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland

Polish man Czeslaw Kukuczka was shot in the back as he tried to escape to West Germany

Jaroslaw Szymczyk thought grenade launcher was a loudspeaker, say reports

Holocaust survivor Christian Pfeil says ‘it’s important to remind society again and again that this actually happened’, especially at a time when right-wing extremism is growing across Europe

EU pledges billions to repair efforts after deadly and devastating inundation

Central European states to seek EU help to fund recovery from deadly and devastating disaster

Site-clearing had already begun at giant new site for the troubled chipmaker

Danube’s waters continue to rise in in Slovakia and Hungary, with parts of Austria and Romania inundated after heavy rains

Czech military helicopters deployed to rescue people from homes as evacuations take place in multiple cities in several countries

Lower Austria, the state surrounding Vienna, declared a disaster area with some 20,000 rescue crew members at work

Similar weather expected in southern Germany and parts of Austria, Poland, and Slovakia over coming days

Prime minister Donald Tusk says lessons of the past, and present Russian aggression, underline importance of strong defence

PiS accused of plundering state coffers to fund failed 2023 campaign

Calls for historical commemoration projects and more compensation for wartime survivors from Germany for suffering it inflicted

Democracy requires people to see the need to vote. France, Iran and Poland show the way

Draft law highlighted deep divisions in Donald Tusk’s ruling coalition

Modernised and expanded mobilisation system aims to stamp out corruption and draft dodging

As Poland’s second city, beautiful Krakow emerged from the second World War relatively unscathed in architectural terms, but not in matters of life and death

Agnieszka Holland’s powerful depiction of border-crossing has angered Polish authorities and refugee agencies in equal measure

Clinic that denied termination to woman whose pregnancy may have endangered her life fined €127,000

America thrives during times of political strife, and it’s not the only one. Maybe we overrate the importance of politics

Shooting has exposed an increasingly febrile and polarised political climate in Slovakia and across Europe, say commentators

Billions of euro in funding had been withheld over concerns about the judiciary

In a sign of the times around Europe, economic benefits of EU membership have yielded to more earnest discussions about security

Twenty years after EU accession, the Polish migrant community is regarded as too different to be fully included in Irish society, but not different enough to merit additional supports

At issue is investment in Polish shopping centre project

Ukrainian farm minister Mykola Solsky praised what he said was ‘constructive work’ by Poland

As the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the EU approaches, Poles reflect on their experiences here

Sikorski says new Donald Tusk government ready to ‘return to the group of countries creating Europe rather than defending themselves against Europe’

Modernity is causing a drop-off in people identifying as Catholic, but the Polish clergy also bears some responsibility