Issued on: 25/06/2022 – 22:10 Ukrainians were among tens of thousands of LGBTQ activits who took part in the Polish capital’s Pride parade Saturday, in a country hosting tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have fled the Russian invasion. The march however started with a minute of silence for two people killed in a shooting
Issued on: 02/06/2022 – 21:27 Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery package if it carries out rule of law reforms, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. She said the EU’s approval of the plan announced on Wednesday was “important” but only “a
Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 15:34 Since March, migrants have again begun to ask NGOs for aid after being stranded in the forest at the Polish-Belarusian border. In 2021, tens of thousands of migrants had attempted this new migration route in the hope of reaching the European Union. According to our Observer, a member of the Grupa Granica
PRZEMYSL, Poland – As Russian bombs rained down on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in early March, Zoya Mamatkulova and her mother packed up their bags, put their cat in a pet carrier and headed for Poland. But after traveling across three countries, shuttling between refugee shelters and a relative’s house, the pair decided
Russia will on Wednesday stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the two NATO and EU members said, an escalation in the deepening rift between the West and Moscow over Ukraine as tensions also surged in neighboring Moldova. Kyiv accused Moscow of blackmailing Europe and of trying to drag Moldova into the conflict after authorities
Warsaw – Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday that he is set to take 20 Ukrainian evacuees to Japan on a government plane when he finishes a trip to Poland later in the day. “We have decided that 20 evacuees, who are wishing to travel to Japan but unable to secure means of transportation on
Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa on Wednesday held talks with Polish Ambassador to Japan Pawel Milewski ahead of his scheduled check out to Poland as part of preparations to accept more people leaving Ukraine due to the Russian intrusion.” We hope to see how the evacuees are handled there firsthand and hear the views of the
Many of their fellow EU members, nevertheless, hailed the choice. Instead of trying to oppose EU funds being conditional on respect for the guideline of law, they should respect individualss rights and clean up their act,” Amnesty International said in a statement. Womens rights groups in specific, consisting of the Centre for Reproductive Rights and
