August 2022

Anadolu Agency – Andrzej Kobuszewski wanders over a bridge from one side of his sleepy town to the other. The fish have now gone, he says with a smile. The sun beats down on the bucolic scene, as if from a dreamy 19th century watercolor.…

Deutsche Welle – Farmers in Poland’s southeastern border province of Podkarpackie are angry that Ukrainian grain earmarked for export to the Middle East and Africa is creeping into the domestic market and lowering prices in Poland’s poorest region.  On May 12, the European Commission said…

The World Heritage Site has been turned into a “war zone” with up to 20 people dead, including a pregnant mum and her baby. And with temperatures plunging to -11C, it is feared more will die as they try to get into Europe. Armed Polish…

Politico – Poland has effusively greeted more than 2.5 million refugees who crossed the border from Ukraine. There’s a much frostier welcome for migrants trying to enter from Belarus. While Poland sees Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion as refugees, it is much more skeptical of the…

His coastal town is home to Poland’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal – which some bill as the country’s best shot at energy independence. Although locals like Józef fear this may make it a target for Russia’s unpredictable president, Vladimir Putin. Up until this…