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Tuesday, 15 October, 2024

EU immigration
Poland’s Tusk rekindles EU migration debate
Prime minister announces suspension of right to asylum in his country
Monday, 14 October, 2024

News in-depthPoland
Polish opposition digs in against Tusk’s ‘iron broom’
A year after his election the pro-EU premier has repaired his country’s standing abroad but struggles at home
Sunday, 13 October, 2024

Poland
Poland pushes EU to exempt its defence spending from fiscal rules
Finance minister says Brussels should show solidarity instead of pursuing Warsaw under bloc’s excessive deficit procedure
Monday, 7 October, 2024

EU energy
Ukraine recognises Slovakia’s ‘acute dependence’ on Russian gas flows
PM Denys Shmyhal tells counterpart Robert Fico that Kyiv will meet obligations without renewing Gazprom transit deal
Sunday, 6 October, 2024

News in-depthEU immigration
Germany ‘reopens old wounds’ with border checks
Berlin’s decision risks hampering borderless travel in Schengen area
Friday, 4 October, 2024

IPOs
Springer Nature shares surge 8% on first trading day in Germany
Stock rally offers boost to Europe’s IPO market in first big listing after summer break
Thursday, 3 October, 2024

Belarus
Belarus dissident fears ‘torture and death’ if extradited from Serbia
Arrest of opposition filmmaker Andrey Gnyot is seen as a test for Belgrade’s allegiances
Sunday, 29 September, 2024

Andrej Babiš
Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš eyes return to power in Czech Republic
Billionaire’s comeback could cement illiberal bloc in central Europe and raise fears over support for Ukraine
Thursday, 26 September, 2024

EU economy
Draghi’s ‘old Europe’ mindset overlooked eastern dynamism, ministers complain
Central and eastern European capitals say former PM of Italy failed to draw on EU’s most competitive economies
Tuesday, 24 September, 2024

Europe Express
One year on, Serb hardliner attack still hangs over Kosovo Premium content
Also in this newsletter: Tusk uses immigration audit to hit back at former rightwing government
Tuesday, 24 September, 2024

Inside BusinessPoland
Poland’s misfiring defence industry
The country has increased spending on arms dramatically but remains a laggard in domestic production
Friday, 20 September, 2024

Poland
Poland arrests Kremlin critic accused of directing attack on Navalny aide
Four suspects held in ‘multi-threaded’ probe into assaults against Russian dissidents as rift opens in opposition ranks
Tuesday, 17 September, 2024

Europe Express
How von der Leyen made sure the next commission dances to her tune Premium content
Also in this newsletter: floods in central and eastern Europe flesh out reality of climate change
Wednesday, 11 September, 2024

German politics
Germany upsets its neighbours with border clampdown
Berlin plans to carry out checks at all land frontiers in a bid to stem illegal migration
Monday, 9 September, 2024

Slovakia
Brussels considers sanctions on Slovakia over backsliding on rule of law
European Commission could withhold funds as Robert Fico targets judiciary and political opponents
Monday, 9 September, 2024

Drug trafficking
Traffickers use Polish-flagged yachts to move drugs across Atlantic
Legal loophole means law enforcers cannot get green light from Warsaw to search vessels at sea
Monday, 2 September, 2024

Geopolitics
Europe must rely less on Chinese technology, Danish PM says
Mette Frederiksen says Copenhagen is also pushing EU for more action against Russia’s ‘shadow’ fleet
Monday, 2 September, 2024

War in Ukraine
Poland has ‘duty’ to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, says minister
Radosław Sikorski says Warsaw needs to protect citizens despite Nato opposition
Sunday, 1 September, 2024

News in-depthCzech Republic
Czechs stamp out loan sharks to help tackle inequality
Regulation and public campaigns drive down household debt, but some fear optimistic data may hide a harder story
Thursday, 29 August, 2024

Nuclear energy
South Korea pushes to export nuclear reactors to Europe
Asian nation seeks to become leading player in market dominated by China and Russia
Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

News in-depthEuropean equities
Warsaw stock market aims for revival after ‘lost’ years
Bourse’s new CEO says foreign investors had been put off, but he is encouraged by changes at state-controlled groups
Wednesday, 21 August, 2024

Inside BusinessPoland
Poland’s big bet on a new airport
After years of debate, new project seen as the next big thing in the country’s economic development
Monday, 5 August, 2024

Poland
Warsaw under fire for failing to secure release of Polish prisoner
Opposition criticises government for not freeing journalist detained in Belarus as part of historic swap
Friday, 12 July, 2024

Poland
Coalition split hampers Tusk’s bid to roll back Polish abortion ban
Junior partner joins rightwing opposition to vote against a bill to decriminalise helping women terminate pregnancies
Tuesday, 9 July, 2024

Poland
Polish ambassadors in limbo as Tusk and Duda tussle over policy
Rightwing president has blocked pro-EU prime minister’s nominees to diplomatic posts around the world